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Magnapinna pacifica is a species of bigfin squid known only from three immature specimens; two caught at a depth of less than 300 m (980 ft) and one from a fish stomach. M. pacifica is the type species of the genus Magnapinna. It is characterised primarily by its proximal tentacles, which are wider than adjacent arms and bear numerous suckers.
A juvenile Magnapinna talismani, the first known species from the family, with damaged arms. During the 1980s, two additional immature specimens were found in the Atlantic (Magnapinna sp. A), and three more were found in the Pacific (Magnapinna pacifica).
Articles relating to the bigfin squid (genus Magnapinna), a group of rarely seen cephalopods with a distinctive morphology.Although the family was described only from larval, paralarval, and juvenile specimens, numerous video observations of much larger squid with similar morphology are assumed to be adult specimens of the same family.
Magnapinna sp. C is an undescribed species of bigfin squid known only from a single specimen of 79-millimetre (3.1 in) mantle length (ML) collected in the southern Atlantic Ocean and held in the Natural History Museum.
With some extant/surviving Holocene/present day species. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. A. ... Magnapinna pacifica; N. Nautilus ...
The Fauna native species of California; Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. ... Magnapinna pacifica; Mazama pocket gopher ...
It was called "species A" on the Tree of Life page prior to its description. Mgiganteus1 05:34, 14 December 2007 (UTC) size ... Magnapinna pacifica.jpg
Magnapinna talismani is a species of bigfin squid known only from a single damaged specimen. It is characterised by small white nodules present on the ventral surface of its fins. It is the first described species of Magnapinna, although it was not recognized as a member of the genus until over a century later.