Cranchiidae – Taoniinae: Helicocranchia pfefferi Massy, 1907 (‘Pfeffer’s cranch-squid’)
Synonym(s): pfefferi Massy, 1907.
Typical mantle-length 80 mm. Lives in offshore waters in midwater. Native. Endemic to eastern Australia (QLD, NSW and TAS).
Classification
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Oegopsida
Superfamily: Oegopsida – unplaced
Family: Cranchiidae
Subfamily: Taoniinae
Genus: Helicocranchia
no coastal locality records for this species currently available