Vampyroteuthidae

Vampyroteuthidae is a family of vampyromorph cephalopods containing the extant vampire squid, Vampyroteuthis infernalis, and the extinct genera Necroteuthis, Provampyroteuthis and Vampyronassa.^[6][7][8]

Vampyroteuthidae Temporal range: Callovian-present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Juvenile vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Vampyromorphida
Suborder:	Vampyromorphina Jeletzky, 1965[1]
Family:	Vampyroteuthidae Thiele in Chun, 1915[2]
Genera
†Necroteuthis †Provampyroteuthis †Vampyronassa Vampyroteuthis
Synonyms
Melanoteuthidae Grimpe, 1917[3] Watasellidae Sasaki, 1920[4] Necroteuthidae Kretzoi, 1942[5]