Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Cephalopoda
Subclassis: Coleoidea
Cohors: Neocoleoidea
Superordo: Decapodiformes
Ordo: Teuthida
Subordo: Oegopsina
Familia: Octopoteuthidae
Genera: Octopoteuthis – Taningia
Name
Octopoteuthidae Berry, 1912
Vernacular names
en: eight-armed squids
References
Berry, S.S. 1912. A catalogue of Japanese Cephalopoda. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 64(2): 380–444. Reference page.
The Octopoteuthidae are a family of squid comprising two genera. The family is characterized by tentacles which cease to grow after the paralarval stage, and the use of a penis, instead of a hectocotylus.
Species
Genus Octopoteuthis
Octopoteuthis danae
Octopoteuthis deletron
Octopoteuthis indica *
Octopoteuthis longiptera
Octopoteuthis megaptera
Octopoteuthis nielseni
Octopoteuthis rugosa
Octopoteuthis sicula, Ruppell's octopus squid
Genus Taningia
Taningia danae, Dana octopus squid
Taningia fimbria
Taningia persica *
The species listed above with an asterisk (*) are questionable and need further study to determine if they are a valid species or a synonym.
References
Julian Finn (2016). "Octopoteuthidae, Berry, 1912". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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