Lolliguncula argus
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| Lolliguncula argus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Myopsida |
| Family: | Loliginidae |
| Genus: | Lolliguncula |
| Species: | L. argus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lolliguncula argus Brakoniecki & Roper, 1985 | |
Lolliguncula argus, commonly known as the Argus brief squid or the Argus thumbstall squid, is a species of squid in the family Loliginidae. It is a coastal species, found in the eastern Pacific, near Ecuador and Costa Rica.
Due to its morphological characteristics, L. argus could easily be confused with other species of its genus.It is found on soft bottoms and within the water column,[1] and the depths that it inhabits are usually between 0 and 70 m from the surface. L. Argus has a maximum mantle sizes are 30 mm for males and 39 mm for females. It is the only known myopsid to have its primary hectocotylization on the right ventral arm instead of the left.[2]
