Cranchioidea
Superfamily of molluscs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cranchioidea is a superfamily of squid in the order Oegopsida. They form the most basal clade within the order.[1][2]
| Cranchioidea | |
|---|---|
| |
| Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) | |
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| Cranchiidae larva | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Superfamily: | Cranchioidea Prosch, 1847 |
| Families | |
It contains three families, with the following genera:[2]
- Superfamily Cranchioidea
- Family Cranchiidae
- Subfamily Cranchiinae
- Genus Cranchia
- Genus Leachia
- Genus Liocranchia
- Subfamily Taoniinae
- Genus Bathothauma
- Genus Belonella
- Genus Egea
- Genus Galiteuthis
- Genus Helicocranchia
- Genus Liguriella
- Genus Megalocranchia
- Genus Mesonychoteuthis
- Genus Sandalops
- Genus Taonius
- Genus Teuthowenia
- Subfamily Cranchiinae
- Family Ommastrephidae
- Subfamily Illicinae
- Genus Illex
- Subfamily Ommastrephinae
- Genus Dosidicus
- Genus Eucleoteuthis
- Genus Hyaloteuthis
- Genus Ommastrephes
- Genus Ornithoteuthis
- Genus Sthenoteuthis
- Subfamily Todarodinae
- Genus Martialia
- Genus Nototodarus
- Genus Todarodes
- Genus Todaropsis
- Family Thysanoteuthidae
- Genus Thysanoteuthis
- Family Cranchiidae
References
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