Magnapinna talismani
| Magnapinna talismani | |
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| Holotype of Magnapinna talismani (61 mm ML) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Teuthida |
| Family: | Magnapinnidae |
| Genus: | Magnapinna |
| Species: | M. talismani |
| Binomial name | |
| Magnapinna talismani (Fischer & Joubin, 1907) | |
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Magnapinna talismani is a species of bigfin squid known only from a single damaged specimen. It is characterised by small white nodules present on the ventral surface of its fins.
The holotype of M. talismani is a specimen of 61 mm mantle length (ML) collected in the northern Atlantic Ocean, south of the Azores, at 34°46′N 36°11′W / 34.767°N 36.183°W. It was caught by an open bottom trawl at a depth of up to 3175 m. The capture location of this specimen is very near to that of the as-yet undescribed Magnapinna sp. B.
M. talismani was originally placed in the genus Chiroteuthopsis, which is now considered a junior synonym of Mastigoteuthis. Mastigoteuthis talismani was subsequently placed in the genus Magnapinna by Michael Vecchione and Richard E. Young in 2006.
Arm sucker
Tentacle sucker
Frontal view of the funnel locking apparatus
References
- Fischer, H. & L. Joubin 1907. Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman. Céphalopodes 8: 313-353.
- Vecchione, M. & R.E. Young. 2006. The squid family Magnapinnidae (Mollusca; Cephalopoda) in the North Atlantic with a description of Magnapinna atlantica, n. sp.. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 119(3): 365-372.
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