Architeuthoidea
Giant squid (Architeuthis dux)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Superfamily: Architeuthoidea
Berry, 1920
Families

Architeuthoidea is a superfamily of squid in the order Oegopsida.[1]

It consists of only five monotypic genera in two different families: Architeuthidae, containing only the famous giant squid, and 4 species in their own genera in the family Neoteuthidae.[2]

References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Architeuthoidea Pfeffer, 1900". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  2. Fernández-Álvarez, Fernando Ángel; Taite, Morag; Vecchione, Michael; Villanueva, Roger; Louise, Allcock. "A phylogenomic look into the systematics of oceanic squids". academic.oup.com. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab069. hdl:10261/267184. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
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