Vampire Squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) Pin
Vampire Squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) Pin
Finally, an enamel pin honoring your favorite deep sea squid.
The vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis, "vampire squid from Hell") is a small cephalopod found throughout temperate and tropical oceans in extreme deep sea conditions. The vampire squid uses its bioluminescent organs and its unique oxygen metabolism to thrive in parts of the ocean with the lowest concentrations of oxygen. This organism has two long retractile filaments, which distinguish it from both octopuses and squids, and places it in its own order, Vampyromorphida. As a phylogenetic relict, it is the only known surviving member of its order. The first specimens were collected on the Valdivia Expedition and they were originally described as an octopus in 1903 by German teuthologist Carl Chun, but later assigned to a new order together with several extinct taxa.
Size: 1.75" x 1.125
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