Iridoteuthis

Iridoteuthis is a genus of bobtail squid comprising three species. They belong to the subfamily Heteroteuthinae of the family Sepiolidae.^[1]

Iridoteuthis
Iridoteuthis iris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Sepiida
Suborder:	Sepiolina
Family:	Sepiolidae
Subfamily:	Heteroteuthidinae
Genus:	Iridoteuthis Naef, 1912[1]
Type species
Stoloteuthis iris Berry, 1909
Species
See text.
Synonyms
Iridotheuthis Naef, 1912 (incorrect original spelling) Iridoteuthis Naef, 1921 (emendation, accepted under ICZN Article 33.2.3.1) Iridioteuthis Sasaki, 1929 (incorrect subsequent spelling)

Species

• Iridoteuthis iris (Berry, 1909)
• Iridoteuthis lophia A. Reid, 2021
• Iridoteuthis merlini A. Reid, 2021

Species brought into synonymy

• Iridoteuthis maoria Dell, 1959: synonym of Stoloteuthis maoria (Dell, 1959)