''Notonykia'' is a genus of
squid
True squid are molluscs with an elongated soft body, large eyes, eight arms, and two tentacles in the superorder Decapodiformes, though many other molluscs within the broader Neocoleoidea are also called squid despite not strictly fitting t ...
in the family
Onychoteuthidae
The hooked squid, family Onychoteuthidae, currently comprise about 20–25 species (several known from only single life stages and thus unconfirmed), in six or seven genera. They range in mature mantle length from 7 cm to a suggested length ...
. The
type species is ''
Notonykia africanae
''Notonykia africanae'' ('African clubhook-squid',) is a species of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae. It is the type species of the genus '' Notonykia''. While the mature size of the species is unknown, it is known to reach a mantle length ...
''.
References
External links
Tree of Life web project: ''Notonykia''
Squid
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