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Molluscs of Tasmania

Mastigoteuthidae: Mastigoteuthis unplaced (‘unplaced Mastigoteuthis squid’)

Synonym(s):

unplaced
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 is currently known only from a single record offshore from the south coast.

Classification

Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Oegopsida
Superfamily: Oegopsida – unplaced
Family: Mastigoteuthidae
Genus: Mastigoteuthis

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