Chiroteuthis
| Chiroteuthis | |
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Chiroteuthis veranyi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Chiroteuthidae |
| Genus: | Chiroteuthis Orbigny, 1841 |
| Type species | |
| Loligopsis veranii de Férussac, 1834
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| Species | |
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Chiroteuthis is a
Arms IV are both the longest and thickest, their membranes acting as sheaths to the retractable tentacles
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Species
- Chiroteuthis sp. B2
- Subgenus Chiroteuthis
- Chiroteuthis calyx
- Chiroteuthis joubini
- Chiroteuthis spoeli
- Chiroteuthis veranyi, long-armed squid
- Chiroteuthis veranyi lacertosa
- Chiroteuthis veranyi veranyi
- Subgenus Chirothauma
The species listed above with an asterisk (*) is questionable and needs further study to determine if it is a valid species or a synonym.
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