Brachioteuthidae: Brachioteuthis linkovskyi (Lipinski, 2001) (‘Linkovsky’s arm-squid’)
Synonym(s): linkovskyi Lipinski, 2001.
Typical mantle-length not yet determined. Lives in offshore waters in midwater. Native. Occurs in southeastern Australia (TAS and perhaps other states); also the Southern Ocean. In Tasmanian waters, this species has been recorded as beak(s) recovered from the guts of beached whale(s).
Classification
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Oegopsida
Superfamily: Oegopsida – unplaced
Family: Brachioteuthidae
Genus: Brachioteuthis