Chtenopteryx sicula also known as the comb-finned or tooth-finned squid's type specimen was collected off Messina, the third largest city on the island of Sicily in Italy.
Chtenopteryx sicula, also known as the comb-finned squid or toothed-fin squid, is a species of squid native to at least the Mediterranean Sea. The type specimen was collected off Messina, Italy; the specific name sicula means "of Sicily". It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of more than 231,000 inhabitants in the city proper and about 650,000 in the Metropolitan City. 
