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original descriptionVerrill, A. E. (1881). The Cephalopods of the Northeastern Coast of America. Part II. the smaller cephalopods, including the “ squids'” and the octopi, with other allied forms. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 5: 259-446, pl. 26-56., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35718319 page(s): 430 [details]
basis of recordBraid H.E., McBride P.D. & Bolstad K.S.R. (2014) Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the squid family Mastigoteuthidae (Mollusca, Cephalopoda) based on three mitochondrial genes. <i>Hydrobiologia</i> 725: 145–164.[details]
basis of recordFernández-Álvarez, F. Á.; Taite, M.; Vecchione, M.; Villanueva, R.; Allcock, A. L. (2021). A phylogenomic look into the systematics of oceanic squids (order Oegopsida). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 194(4): 1212-1235., available online athttps://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab069[details]
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identification resourceLu, C.C. & Chung, W.S. (2017). <em>Guide to the cephalopods of Taiwan</em>. National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan, 560 pp. ISBN 978-986-05-2569-4. page(s): 390 [details]
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