Helicocranchia pfefferi
| Banded piglet squid | |
|---|---|
| Ventral view of a specimen taken off Southern California (41 mm ML) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Cranchiidae |
| Subfamily: | Taoniinae |
| Genus: | Helicocranchia |
| Species: | H. pfefferi |
| Binomial name | |
| Helicocranchia pfefferi Massy, 1907 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Helicocranchia beebei Robson, 1948 | |
Helicocranchia pfefferi, the banded piglet squid, is a small squid of the genus Helicocranchia. Adults of this species are mesopelaegic.
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