Magnoteuthis osheai | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Mastigoteuthidae |
Genus: | Magnoteuthis |
Species: | M. osheai |
Binomial name | |
Magnoteuthis osheai (Braid & Bolstad, 2015) | |
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