Nanaimoteuthis

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Nanaimoteuthis

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== Size ==
== Size ==
In previous publications, based on the proportions of extant vampire squids, it is estimated that the mantle length of ''N. yokotai'' around {{convert|54|cm|abbr=out}}, and that of ''N. hikidai'' around {{convert|70|cm|abbr=out}}. Furthermore, press releases and news articles cited estimated {{convert|1.1|m|abbr=out}} for the total length of ''N. jeletzkyi'' from Hokkaido,{{Cite journal |last=Tanabe |first=Kazushige |last2=Misaki |first2=Akihiro |last3=Hikida |first3=Yoshinori |last4=Nishimura |first4=Tomohiro |date=2017-02-01 |title=New records of coleoid cephalopod jaws from the Upper Cretaceous of Hokkaido, Japan, and their paleobiogeographic and evolutionary implications |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195667116302920 |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=70 |pages=128–141 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2016.10.009 |issn=0195-6671}}{{Cite web |date=2016-12-01 |title=むかわ町穂別からも白亜紀大型コウモリダコ化石が発見 |url=https://www.town.mukawa.lg.jp/secure/5406/Nanaimoteuthis_Press_Release.pdf |website=[[Mukawa Town Hobetsu Museum]]}} and mantle length of {{convert|1.6|m|abbr=out}}, total length of {{convert|2.4|m|abbr=out}} for ''N. hikidai''.{{Cite web |title=巨大なイカとタコの化石発見 史上最大級、北海道の白亜紀地層から |url=https://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/1503/06/news083.html |access-date=2026-04-24 |website=ITmedia NEWS |language=ja}}
In previous publications, based on the proportions of extant vampire squids, it is estimated that the mantle length of ''N. yokotai'' around {{convert|54|cm|abbr=out}}, and that of ''N. hikidai'' around {{convert|70|cm|abbr=out}}. Furthermore, press releases and news articles cited estimated total length of {{convert|1.1|m|abbr=out}} for ''N. jeletzkyi'' from Hokkaido,{{Cite journal |last=Tanabe |first=Kazushige |last2=Misaki |first2=Akihiro |last3=Hikida |first3=Yoshinori |last4=Nishimura |first4=Tomohiro |date=2017-02-01 |title=New records of coleoid cephalopod jaws from the Upper Cretaceous of Hokkaido, Japan, and their paleobiogeographic and evolutionary implications |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195667116302920 |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=70 |pages=128–141 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2016.10.009 |issn=0195-6671}}{{Cite web |date=2016-12-01 |title=むかわ町穂別からも白亜紀大型コウモリダコ化石が発見 |url=https://www.town.mukawa.lg.jp/secure/5406/Nanaimoteuthis_Press_Release.pdf |website=[[Mukawa Town Hobetsu Museum]]}} and mantle length of {{convert|1.6|m|abbr=out}}, total length of {{convert|2.4|m|abbr=out}} for ''N. hikidai''.{{Cite web |title=巨大なイカとタコの化石発見 史上最大級、北海道の白亜紀地層から |url=https://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/1503/06/news083.html |access-date=2026-04-24 |website=ITmedia NEWS |language=ja}}


In 2026, Ikegami ''et al.'' estimated mantle length of ''N. haggarti'' {{convert|1.58|m|abbr=out}} (based on ''[[Cirroteuthis muelleri]]'') to {{convert|4.24|m|abbr=out}} (based on ''[[Grimpoteuthis]]''), leading total length of {{convert|7-19|m|abbr=out}}.
In 2026, Ikegami ''et al.'' estimated mantle length of ''N. haggarti'' {{convert|1.58|m|abbr=out}} (based on ''[[Cirroteuthis muelleri]]'') to {{convert|4.24|m|abbr=out}} (based on ''[[Grimpoteuthis]]''), leading total length of {{convert|7-19|m|abbr=out}}.
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