Vampyroteuthidae Temporal range:
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Juvenile vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis) | |
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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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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]