Neoteuthidae

The Neoteuthidae are a family of squid comprising four monotypic genera. They are thought to be the closest relatives to the famous giant squid (Architeuthis dux).^[2]

Neoteuthidae
Neoteuthis thielei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Oegopsida
Superfamily:	Architeuthoidea
Family:	Neoteuthidae Naef, 1921[1]
Type genus
Neoteuthis Naef, 1921
Genera
Alluroteuthis Narrowteuthis Neoteuthis Nototeuthis
Synonyms
Alluroteuthidae Odhner, 1923

Species

• Alluroteuthis
  • Alluroteuthis antarcticus, Antarctic neosquid
• Narrowteuthis
  • Narrowteuthis nesisi^[3]
• Neoteuthis
  • Neoteuthis thielei
• Nototeuthis
  • Nototeuthis dimegacotyle