Mo.137 Spirula spirula

 

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Cephalopoda

Order: Spirulida

Family: Spirulidae

Genus: Spirula

Species: Spirula spirula

 

Description

 

S. spirula has a squid-like body  It is a decapod, with eight arms and two longer tentacles, all with suckers. The arms and tentacles can all be withdrawn completely into the mantle The species lacks a radula.

IUCN Status: Least concern