Abraliopsis is a genus of squid in the family Enoploteuthidae, comprising 11 nominal species. Species are characterised by the presence of photophores on arm pair IV. Suckers are absent from this arm. The type species is Abraliopsis hoylei.

Abraliopsis
Abraliopsis sp.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Enoploteuthidae
Genus: Abraliopsis
Joubin, 1896
Type species
Enoploteuthis hoylei
(Pfeffer, 1884)[1]
Subgenera
  • Abraliopsis
  • Boreabraliopsis
  • Micrabralia
  • Pfefferiteuthis
Synonyms[2]
  • Apraliopsis Dall, 1909
  • Micrabralia Pfeffer, 1900

Species

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The following species are listed as members of the genus Abraliopsis:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Julian Finn (2016). "Abraliopsis Joubin, 1896". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ https://www.gbif.org/species/2290211
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