Austrorossia mastigophora
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| Female Austrorossia mastigophora (ca. 45 mm ML) from the east African coast | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiolida |
| Family: | Sepiolidae |
| Subfamily: | Rossiinae |
| Genus: | Austrorossia |
| Species: | A. mastigophora |
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Austrorossia mastigophora (Chun, 1915) |
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Austrorossia mastigophora is a species of bobtail squid native to western, southern and eastern Africa, from Guinea and Somalia to the Cape of Good Hope. A doubtful record of this species exists from Chile. It lives at depths to approximately 640 m.
On average, females are larger than males; they grow to 46 mm and 31 mm in mantle length, respectively.
The type specimen was collected near the east African coast (0°27′S 42°47′E / 0.450°S 42.783°E). It is deposited at the Zoologisches Museum in Berlin.
Mantle cavity of a mature female. Arrow points to the epirenal body, the function of which is unknown.
Twisted tentacular club of the same specimen.
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