Vampire squid
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| phylum | Mollusca | The vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis, lit. "vampire squid of Hell") is a small, deep-sea cephalopod found throughout the temperate and tropical oceans of the world. Unique retractile sensory filaments justify the vampire squid's placement in its own order: Vampyromorphida (formerly Vampyromorpha), which shares similarities with both squid and octopuses. The vampire squid reaches a maximum total length of around 30 cm (1 ft). Its 15-cm (6-in) gelatinous body varies in colour between velvety jet-black and pale reddish, depending on location and lighting conditions. A webbing of skin connects its eight arms, each lined with rows of fleshy spines or cirri; the inside of this "cloak" is black.
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| class | Cephalopoda | |
| order | Vampyromorphida | |
| family | Vampyroteuthidae | |
| species | Vampyroteuthis infernalis |
