Iridoteuthis
| Iridoteuthis | |
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| Iridoteuthis iris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiida |
| Family: | Sepiolidae |
| Subfamily: | Heteroteuthidinae |
| Genus: | Iridoteuthis Naef, 1912[1] |
| Type species | |
| Stoloteuthis iris Berry, 1909
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Iridoteuthis is a genus of bobtail squid comprising three species. They belong to the subfamily Heteroteuthinae of the family Sepiolidae.[1]
Species
[edit]- Iridoteuthis iris (Berry, 1909)
- Iridoteuthis lophia A. Reid, 2021
- Iridoteuthis merlini A. Reid, 2021
- Species brought into synonymy
- Iridoteuthis maoria Dell, 1959: synonym of Stoloteuthis maoria (Dell, 1959)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Julian Finn (2016). "Iridoteuthis Naef, 1912". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch
External links
[edit]- Naef, A. (1912). Teuthologische Notizen, 2: Die Gattungen der Sepioliden. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 39(7):244-248
- Reid, A.L. (2021). Two new species of Iridoteuthis (Cephalopoda: Sepiolidae: Heteroteuthinae) from the southwest Pacific, with a redescription of Stoloteuthis maoria (Dell, 1959). Zootaxa. 5005(4): 503-537
- Tree of Life: Iridoteuthis
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