1. CALMAR de Banks. 1.a. Sa piece dorsale. Loligo Banksii

Loligo banksii
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Iconographia Zoologica
Old Latin name Loligo banksii
New Latin name Onychoteuthis banksii
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The common clubhook squid (Onychoteuthis banksii) is a species of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae. It is the type species of the genus Onychoteuthis. Onychoteuthis banksii is found in the central and northern Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. The maximum mantle length of this species is 35 cm. The eight arms are all of equal size and the tentacles are 27% of the mantle length. The clubs on the end of the tentacles bear two rows of strongly recurved hooks. Like all squid, O. banksii is a predator. With its long tentacles it can catch prey much larger than its relatively small mouth. The posterior salivary gland secretes a toxin which helps subdue the prey while the horny beak breaks it into small pieces that the squid is able to swallow; to a human, the bite of this squid feels like a wasp sting.

Order: Oegopsida
Family: Onychoteuthidae
Genus: Onychoteuthis
Species: Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817)
Synonyms

Loligo banksii Leach, 1817
Loligo bianconii Vérany, 1847
Onychoteuthis fleuryi Reynaud, 1830
Onychoteuthis lesueurii d'Orbigny, 1835
Onychoteuthis molinae Lichtenstein, 1818
Teleoteuthis carolii Joubin, 1900