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The European squid or common squid (Loligo vulgaris) is a large squid belonging to the family Loliginidae. It occurs abundantly in coastal waters from the North Sea to at least the west coast of Africa. This species lives from sea level to depths of 500 m (1,600 ft). Its mantle is up to 40 cm (16 in) long. The species is extensively exploited ...
Loligo is the oldest true squid genus known from fossil remains; statoliths assigned to the extinct species Loligo applegatei are known from the early Eocene. In addition, a pyritized imprint of a Loligo squid is known from the Oligocene of Krasnodar, Russia , marking the first true squid known from a complete body fossil.
Loligo (Alloteuthis) Wülker, 1920 Alloteuthis is a genus of squids from the pencil squid family Loliginidae which has been considered a subgenus of the genus Loligo but both molecular analyses and morphological-anatomical analyses support the separation of these two taxa.
Loligo reynaudii, Cape Hope squid or chokka; Loligo vulgaris, European squid; Genus Loliolus. Subgenus Loliolus. Loliolus affinis; Loliolus hardwickei; Subgenus Nipponololigo. Loliolus beka, Beka squid; Loliolus japonica, Japanese squid; Loliolus sumatrensis, Kobi squid; Loliolus uyii, little squid; Genus Lolliguncula. Subgenus Loliolopsis ...
Uroteuthis singhalensis is a species of squid characterized by its long, slender body shape. The mantle (main body) is cylindrical, tapering to a sharp point at the rear, and is about 4–7 times as long as it is wide in mature individuals. The fins are relatively narrow and rhombic (diamond-shaped) in outline, extending for about half the ...
Colours of European common squid. Alloteuthis subulata has a long, narrow mantle with a long tail which is pointed in adult females and even longer and rather spike-like in adult males. The fins are rhomboid-shaped, with pointed sides, and their rear ends are concave and extend along the tail. The short tentacles are delicate, with small ...
Loligo reynaudii, commonly known as the Cape Hope squid, is a 20–30 cm (7.9–11.8 in) long squid belonging to the family Loliginidae. In South Africa it is known as either calamari or chokka . It was previously treated as a subspecies of Loligo vulgaris , the European squid.
European squid (Loligo vulgaris). The mantle is all that is visible behind the head: the outer body wall and the fins are all part of the mantle. The brightly coloured mantle of a giant clam protects it from bright sunlight. The cuttlefish uses its mantle cavity for jet propulsion