This review presents an innovative approach to investigate the teuthofauna from the
Southern Ocean by combining two complementary data sets, the literature on cephalopod …

Spermatophores from coleoid cephalopods are capable of functioning autonomously during
mating, attaching themselves to the female body through the “spermatophoric reaction”. In …

Comprising more than 800 extant species, the class Cephalopoda (octopuses, squid,
cuttlefish, and nautiluses) is a fascinating group of marine conchiferan mollusks. Recently …

Australian waters contain the highest diversity of cephalopods (squid, cuttlefish and octopus)
found anywhere in the world. They are highly significant ecologically, both as top-level …

Reproductive features of the poorly known oceanic squid Octopoteuthis sicula are described
and quantified to gain insight into the reproductive biology of the species. The data are …

Spermatangium implantation is reported in the large oceanic squid Taningia danae, based
on ten mated females from the stomachs of sperm whales. Implanted spermatangia were …

In the last few decades, hook‐like structures have been reported in the Mesozoic ammonite
family Scaphitidae. Despite their exceptional preservation and debates about their function …

ABSTRACT In June 1982 FRV Walther Herwig II (WH-II) cruise 52, leg 2, investigated the
bathy-and benthopelagic fish fauna along the Azores Biscay Rise and the Mid-Atlantic …

Study of Jurassic belemnite specimens with well-preserved soft parts, including reasonably
intact arm crowns, has indicated that the belemnite animal probably had 10 arms. Each arm …

The mating behavior of deep-sea squids is shrouded in mystery. The squids for which
mating has been observed use a hectocotylus, a modified arm, for the transfer of sperm …