Object: Colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson, 1925
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Registration Number  M.190318
Phylum  Mollusca
Class  Cephalopoda
Family  Cranchiidae
Scientific Name
Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson, 1925
Identified By  Marshall, Bruce
Identified Date  2007
Common / Maori name  colossal squid, squid, marine mollusc
Country collected  Antarctica
Precise locality  Ross Sea
Date collected  2008
Section  Molluscs

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