Ventral view of a specimen taken off Southern California (41 mm ML)
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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[2]
Synonyms
Helicocranchia beebei Robson, 1948
Helicocranchia pfefferi, the banded piglet squid, is a small squid of the genus Helicocranchia. Adults of this species are mesopelaegic.
^Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Helicocranchia pfefferi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T162906A951921. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T162906A951921.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^Julian Finn (2016). "Helicocranchia pfefferi Massy, 1907". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
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