Biology:Onykia

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Short description: Genus of squids

Onykia
Temporal range: Pliocene - recent[1]
Onykia carriboea.jpg
Onykia carriboea
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Onychoteuthidae
Genus: Onykia
Lesueur, 1821[2]
Type species
Onykia carriboea
Lesueur, 1821
Species

see text

Synonyms[2]
  • Moroteuthis Verrill, 1881
  • Moroteuthopsis Pfeffer, 1908
  • Onychia Latreille, 1825
  • Steenstrupiola Pfeffer, 1884
  • Teleoteuthis Verrill, 1882

Onykia is a genus of squids in the family Onychoteuthidae. Due to similarities between the genera, several recent authors consider the genus Moroteuthis a junior synonym of Onykia. The type species is Onykia carriboea, the tropical clubhook squid.

Species

The following are the valid species currently recognised as members of the genus Onkyia by the World Register of Marine Species:[2]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3199392 entry