''Mastigoteuthis agassizii'' is a species of

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References

*Verrill, A.E. 1881. Report on the Cephalopods, and on Some Additional Species Dredged by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer "Fish Hawk", During the Season of 1880. ''Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology'' 8(5): 99–116. *Verrill, A.E. 1881. The Cephalopods of the North-eastern Coast of America. Part II. The Smaller Cephalopods, Including the "Squids" and the Octopi, with Other Allied Forms. ''Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Sciences'' 5: 259–446.

External links

Tree of Life web project: ''Mastigoteuthis agassizii''
Mastigoteuthis Cephalopods of North America Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean Molluscs of the United States Cephalopods described in 1881 Marine molluscs of Europe Cephalopods of Europe {{squid-stub