Description The family is characterized by a funnel locking-cartilage with a long, narrow longitudinal groove and a short, broad...
Description The family is characterized by a funnel locking-cartilage with a long, narrow longitudinal groove and a short, broad transverse groove (-l -shaped); long broad fins in the shape of a rhombus that extend nearly the full length of the mantle; a nuchal-mantle lock with two distinct knobs that fit into opposing pits; extremely long, cirrate trabeculae on the arms; buccal connectives that attach to the ventral borders of arms IV; two rows of suckers on the arms and four rows of suckers on the manus; the absence of photophores. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Thysanoteuthidae W. Keferstein, 1866. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11762 on 2024-09-20
context source (PeRMS)Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284.[details] Available for editors [request]
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> , available online athttps://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab069[details]
additional sourceRoper, C. F. E.; Jereb, P. (2010). Family Thysanoteuthidae. <em>In: P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 2. Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO.</em> pp. 384-387., available online athttp://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf[details]
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): 366 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Description The family is characterized by a funnel locking-cartilage with a long, narrow longitudinal groove and a short, broad transverse groove (-l -shaped); long broad fins in the shape of a rhombus that extend nearly the full length of the mantle; a nuchal-mantle lock with two distinct knobs that fit into opposing pits; extremely long, cirrate trabeculae on the arms; buccal connectives that attach to the ventral borders of arms IV; two rows of suckers on the arms and four rows of suckers on the manus; the absence of photophores. [details]