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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CRANCHIIDAE: TAONIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Cephalopoda (Class)
> Coleoida (Subclass)
> Decapodiformes (Superorder)
> Oegopsida (Order)
> Cranchiidae (Family)
> Taoniinae (Subfamily)
> Liguriella (Genus)
> podophthalma (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Vossoteuthis Nesis, 1974
Synonymised Names:
=Fusochranchia pellucida Imber not Chun
Images: Liguriella podophthalma Issel, 1908
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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CRANCHIIDAE: TAONIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Cephalopoda (Class)
> Coleoida (Subclass)
> Decapodiformes (Superorder)
> Oegopsida (Order)
> Cranchiidae (Family)
> Taoniinae (Subfamily)
> Liguriella (Genus)
> podophthalma (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Vossoteuthis Nesis, 1974
Synonymised Names:
=Fusochranchia pellucida Imber not Chun
Details: Liguriella podophthalma Issel, 1908
Geographical Range:
ACFMAn
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Nesis, K.N. 1987 Squids, Cuttlefishes, Octopuses, and Allies. (Translation by B.S. Levitov of original Russion version of 1982), Cephalopods of the World, T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City (p.274)
  • Imber, M.J. Sep/1978 The squid families Cranchiidae and Gonatidae (Cephalopoda: Teuthoidea) in the New Zealand region, New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 5(3) (p.474)

Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil