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Histioteuthidae: Histioteuthis bonnellii (Férussac, 1834) (‘Bonnelli’s jewel-squid’)
Synonym(s): bonnellii Férrussac, 1834.
Typical mantle-length 300 mm. Lives in offshore waters in midwater. Native. Occurs in southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS and WA); also widespread in the warm temperate zones of both hemispheres.
Classification
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Oegopsida
Superfamily: Oegopsida – unplaced
Family: Histioteuthidae
Genus: Histioteuthis
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