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Molluscs of Tasmania

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

Localities for Mastigoteuthis CLARKE sp A
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