Vampyroteuthidae Temporal range:
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Juvenile vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Vampyromorphida |
Suborder: |
Vampyromorphina Jeletzky, 1965 [2] |
Family: |
Vampyroteuthidae Thiele in Chun, 1915 [1] |
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Synonyms | |
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:
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Juvenile vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Vampyromorphida |
Suborder: |
Vampyromorphina Jeletzky, 1965 [2] |
Family: |
Vampyroteuthidae Thiele in Chun, 1915 [1] |
Genera | |
Synonyms | |
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]