Selenoteuthis

Selenoteuthis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Oegopsida
Family:	Lycoteuthidae
Genus:	Selenoteuthis Voss, 1958
Species:	S. scintillans
Binomial name
Selenoteuthis scintillans Voss, 1959 [2]

Selenoteuthis is a monotypic genus of squid from the family Lycoteuthidae. Its sole species is the small tropical and subtropical North Atlantic species, Selenoteuthis scintillans, the moon squid.

References

1. Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Selenoteuthis scintillans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T163025A964592. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163025A964592.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Julian Finn (2016). "Selenoteuthis scintillans Voss, 1959". World Register of Marine Species . Flanders Marine Institute . Retrieved 8 March 2018.