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Giant Squid
Architeuthis dux
Also known as: giant squid
Kingdom: Metazoa• Family: Architeuthidae• Order: Oegopsida
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Quick Facts
Common Names:
Giant Squid, giant squid
Class:
Cephalopoda
Data Completeness:
71%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
10
Countries
Top Locations
South Africa
1
New Zealand
1
Scarborough, Cape Town, South Africa
1
Farewell Spit, New Zealand
1
12 miles E of Jensen Beach
1
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First: 12/15/2005 · Latest: 7/29/2023
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