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Taningia
Sign in to saveTaningia is a genus of squid, one of the two referred to as octopus squid (family Octopoteuthidae), the other being Octopoteuthis, its sister genus. Both Octopoteuthis and Taningia are characterized by their lack of tentacles for the majority of their life cycle, which led to their common name.
Species
Dana Octopus-Squid
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassCephalopoda
- OrderOegopsida
- FamilyOctopoteuthidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 14
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Octopoteuthidae
- Collections
- USNM, NMV, NHMUK, SBMNH
- Recorded in
- United States, Australia, South Africa, Costa Rica
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Octopoteuthidae
- Image
- Taningia danae.gif
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- Taningia
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Encyclopedic overview
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Taningia is a genus of squid, one of the two referred to as octopus squid (family Octopoteuthidae), the other being Octopoteuthis, its sister genus. Both Octopoteuthis and Taningia are characterized by their lack of tentacles for the majority of their life cycle, which led to their common name.
==Classification== This genus is named after Danish fisheries biologist Åge Vedel Tåning (1890-1958).
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