Promachoteuthis sloani
| Promachoteuthis sloani | |
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| The third known specimen of P. sloani, collected during the summer 2009 cruise of the NOAA ship Henry B. Bigelow | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Coleoidea |
| Order: | Teuthida |
| Suborder: | Oegopsina |
| Family: | Promachoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Promachoteuthis |
| Species: | P. sloani |
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Promachoteuthis sloani Young, Vecchione & Piatkowski, 2006 |
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Promachoteuthis sloani is a species of squid from the northern Atlantic Ocean. It is known from only three specimens and very little is understood of its biology.P. sloani is characterised by several morphological features: nuchal fusion is absent between the head and mantle, the arms generally bear 3-4 series of suckers, and papillae are present on the tentacles.
The holotype is an immature female of 58 mm mantle length (ML) in near-perfect condition. It was caught by R/V G.O. SARS in 2004 at 53°05′N 36°46′W / 53.083°N 36.767°W. The paratype, also an immature female, is larger at 102 mm ML. It was caught by R/V Walther Herwig in 1973 at 46°00′N 15°49′W / 46.000°N 15.817°W. Both were trawled in nets that fished to depths greater than 2,650 m.
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