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| Holotype of Australiteuthis aldrichi (21.3 mm ML) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Myopsida |
| Family: | Australiteuthidae Lu, 2005 |
| Genus: | Australiteuthis Lu, 2005 |
| Species: | A. aldrichi
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| Australiteuthis aldrichi | |
Australiteuthis aldrichi is a small species of squid found in northern Australian waters. The species was described by Chung Cheng Lu in 2005 based on specimens collected in the inshore waters of Northern Australia. The largest known individual of this species is a mature female measuring 27.6 mm (1.09 in) in mantle length (ML). The holotype is a mature male of 21.3 mm (0.84 in) ML. A live specimen of A. aldrichi has yet to be recorded.
A. aldrichi is a member of the class Cephalopoda and part of the subclass Coleoidea. Within this class there are two orders, the Myopsida and the Oegopsida, which both fall under the superorder Decapodiformes. A. aldrichi falls under the order of Myopsida, and is the only member of its genus, Australiteuthis, and the family, Australiteuthidae.
- ^ Julian Finn (2016). "Australiteuthis aldrichi Lu, 2005". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 20 February 2018.