A squid is a mollusc with an elongated soft body, large eyes, eight arms, and two tentacles in the orders Myopsida, Oegopsida, and Bathyteuthida. Like all other cephalopods, squid have a distinct head
Fossil Rhomboteuthis from the Lower Callovian (c. 164 Mya, middle Jurassic) of La Voulte-sur-Rhône, France
Fossil Plesioteuthis from the Tithonian (c. 150 Mya, upper Jurassic), Solnhofen, Germany
Basic squid features (ventral aspect)
The Humboldt squid, also known as jumbo squid or jumbo flying squid, is a large, predatory squid living in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is the only known species of the genus Dosidicus of the subfami
Ventral view of D. gigas from the Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission
Live Humbolt squid tentacles and beak. Taken in the Sea of Cortez in 2006.
A Humboldt squid photographed at a depth of 250 m (820 ft) off California