REVIEW OF THE SYSTEMATICS AND ECOLOQY OF OCEANIC SQUIDS
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1. Nematolampis regalis Berry, 1913
Island of the Kermadec group (Berry, 1913~).
were 2.65-3.2 cm.
The only specimens known were stranded on the beach of Sunday
The mantle lengths
D. Oregoniateuthis.
This genus contains two poorly known species.
1. Oregoniateuthis lorigera (Steenstrup, 1875)
Onychoteuthis lorigera Steenstrup, 1875
This species was redescribed by Voss (1962d) from a specimen
recorded as Onychoteuthis lorigera by Steenstrup (1875) which came
from a Sperm whale's stomach taken in the South Seas. It has a mantle
length of 18-0 cm and is female.
2. Oregoniateuthis springeri Voss, 1956
This has been taken on two occasions in the Gulf of Mexico (Voss,
1956b, 1962d). One specimen was taken from the stomach of a shark
caught in 367 m and another was taken in an open trawl fished at
450-950 m. They were both males and had mantle lengths of 8.0 cm and
9.7 em. The male has paired genital ducts. One stomach contained
crustacean remains including photophores possibly belonging to
euphausids or sergestids (Voss, 1962d).
E. Selenoteuthis
A genus containing only one species.
1. Selenoteuthis scintillans Voss, 1958
Voss (1958, 1962d) has recorded this from two positions, 26' 22"
76'10'W and 25' 11" 89'50'W from depths of 46 m and 3 290 m caught
with open nets. A male has a mantle length of 3-26 cm and the three
females, mantle lengths of 1-9-3.1 cm. The male genital organs are
paired and the spermatophore is short, stout and unique in structure.
A stomach contained unidentifiable crustacean remains.
XV. HISTIOTEUTHIDAE
A long overdue revision of this family is at present being undertaken
by Professor Gilbert L. Voss and Dr. Nancy Voss. Some of their
findings have already been published (Voss and Voss, 1962) and have
been utilized in the following account.
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1. Nematolampis regalis Berry, 1913
Island of the Kermadec group (Berry, 1913~).
were 2.65-3.2 cm.
The only specimens known were stranded on the beach of Sunday
The mantle lengths
D. Oregoniateuthis.
This genus contains two poorly known species.
1. Oregoniateuthis lorigera (Steenstrup, 1875)
Onychoteuthis lorigera Steenstrup, 1875
This species was redescribed by Voss (1962d) from a specimen
recorded as Onychoteuthis lorigera by Steenstrup (1875) which came
from a Sperm whale's stomach taken in the South Seas. It has a mantle
length of 18-0 cm and is female.
2. Oregoniateuthis springeri Voss, 1956
This has been taken on two occasions in the Gulf of Mexico (Voss,
1956b, 1962d). One specimen was taken from the stomach of a shark
caught in 367 m and another was taken in an open trawl fished at
450-950 m. They were both males and had mantle lengths of 8.0 cm and
9.7 em. The male has paired genital ducts. One stomach contained
crustacean remains including photophores possibly belonging to
euphausids or sergestids (Voss, 1962d).
E. Selenoteuthis
A genus containing only one species.
1. Selenoteuthis scintillans Voss, 1958
Voss (1958, 1962d) has recorded this from two positions, 26' 22"
76'10'W and 25' 11" 89'50'W from depths of 46 m and 3 290 m caught
with open nets. A male has a mantle length of 3-26 cm and the three
females, mantle lengths of 1-9-3.1 cm. The male genital organs are
paired and the spermatophore is short, stout and unique in structure.
A stomach contained unidentifiable crustacean remains.
XV. HISTIOTEUTHIDAE
A long overdue revision of this family is at present being undertaken
by Professor Gilbert L. Voss and Dr. Nancy Voss. Some of their
findings have already been published (Voss and Voss, 1962) and have
been utilized in the following account.