Mastigoteuthidae: Mastigoteuthis CLARKE sp A (‘CLARKE sp A Mastigoteuthis squid’)
Synonym(s):
CLARKE sp A
Typical mantle-length not yet determined. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Occurs in southeastern Australia (TAS and perhaps other states). 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: Mastigoteuthidae
Genus: Mastigoteuthis