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colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson, 1925

Specimen | Part of Molluscs collection

Colossal squid (M.190318; Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson)
colossal beak (M.190318; Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson)
M.190318; Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson, 1925; Frontal views of the colossal squid showing how the eyes are orientated forwards.
Colossal squid eye under water (M.190318; Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson)
colossal thawing (M.190318; Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson)
colossal hooks (M.190318; Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson)
colossal hooks (M.190318; Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson)
large colossal two parts of the one eye lens (M.190318; Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson)
ditto (M.190318; Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson)
ditto (M.190318; Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson)
colossal tentacle tips (M.190318; Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson)
Colossal Sucker ring (M.190318; Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson)
Colossal squid beak (tentacle tips in foreground) (M.190318; Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson)
Colossal tentacle hooks (M.190318; Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson)
Colossal tentacle hooks (M.190318; Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson)
beak at center of arms (M.190318; Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson)
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