Spirula spirula

Author
Linneaus, 1758
Common Names
  • Ram's Horn Squid
  • Little Post Horn Squid

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Min Depth
550 meters
Max Depth
1000 meters
Overall Geographic Range
worldwide Tropical and Subtropical
Habitat-Biology
  • oceanic
References

  • Nixon, M., and J. Z. Young. 2003. The Brains and Lives of Cephalopods. Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K. 448 pp.

  • Vecchione, M. 2002. Cephalopods. Pp. 150–244 in K. E. Carpenter, ed. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Volume 1. Introduction, Mollusks, Crustaceans, Hagfishes, Sharks, Batoid Fishes and Chimaeras. FAO Identificatiion Guide for Fisheries Purposes. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Judkins, H. L., M. Vecchione, and C. F. E. Roper. 2009. Cephalopoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 701–709 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-04-2024.

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