Classification
(master taxon) [(master rank)]Animalia [kingdom]
Mollusca [phylum]
Cephalopoda [class]
Coleoidea [subclass]
Teuthida [order]
Oegopsida [suborder]
Cranchiidae [family]
Taoniinae [subfamily]
Mesonychoteuthis [genus]
Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni [species]