Selenoteuthis is a monotypic genus of squid from the family Lycoteuthidae. Its sole species is the small tropical and subtropical North Atlantic species, Selenoteuthis scintillans, the moon squid.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Lycoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Selenoteuthis Voss, 1958 |
| Species: | S. scintillans
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| Binomial name | |
| Selenoteuthis scintillans Voss, 1959[2]
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References edit
- ^ Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Selenoteuthis scintillans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163025A964592. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163025A964592.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Julian Finn (2016). "Selenoteuthis scintillans Voss, 1959". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 8 March 2018.