Idiosepiidae
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Idiosepiidae, also known as the pygmy squids, is a family of squids in the superorder Decapodiformes.[2][3] They are the smallest known squids.[3]
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Idiosepiidae | |
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Idiosepius pygmaeus | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Superorder: | Decapodiformes |
Order: | Idiosepida |
Superfamily: | Idiosepioidea Appellöf, 1898 |
Family: | Idiosepiidae Appellöf, 1898[1] |
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It is the only family in the monotypic order Idiosepida[4] and the monotypic superfamily Idiosepioidea.[5] Phylogenomic analyses have shown that species in the family Idiosepiidae are sister to all other Decapodiformes.[6]