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Vampyroteuthidae

Also known as: Calamaro vampiro, Vampire Squids, Vampires, Vampirsekizkollugiller, vampýrovkovití, ปลาหมึกค้างคาว, コウモリダコ科, 幽靈蛸科

Recorded as extinct.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassCephalopoda
OrderVampyromorpha
FamilyVampyroteuthidae
Published inChun, C. (1915). Die Cephalopoden, II: Myopsida, Octopoda. In Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer, Valdivia 1898-1899. 18:405–552 [containing descriptions by J. Thiele]. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=
HabitatMARINE
Genera2
Species records held2
Descendant taxa (GBIF)9
GBIF key2868

Genera in Vampyroteuthidae

Source and Attribution

Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.