Selenoteuthis
Genus of squids
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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.
| Selenoteuthis | |
|---|---|
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] | |
