| Glacial squid | |
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| Psychroteuthis glacialis paralarva (<2 cm ML) from the Ross Sea of Antarctica | |
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| Another view of the same specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Psychroteuthidae Thiele, 1920 |
| Genus: | Psychroteuthis Thiele, 1920 |
| Species: | P. glacialis
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| Binomial name | |
| Psychroteuthis glacialis | |
Psychroteuthis glacialis, the glacial squid, is the only known species in the monotypic genus Psychroteuthis, in the family Psychroteuthidae. While only one species has been confirmed, two undescribed species also probably exist.[citation needed] The species occurs in coastal waters near Antarctica and South America. It grows to a mantle length of 44 cm (1.44 ft).[3]
- ^ Barratt, I. & Allcock, L. (2014). "Psychroteuthis glacialis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163026A964719. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163026A964719.en. Downloaded on 17 March 2018.
- ^ Julian Finn (2016). Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Psychroteuthis glacialis Thiele, 1920". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ Roper C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney & C.E. Nauen 1984. Cephalopods of the world. Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy.