Neoteuthidae

The Neoteuthidae are a family of squid comprising four monotypic genera. They are thought to be the closest relatives to the famous giant squid (Architeuthis dux).[2]

Neoteuthidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Superfamily: Architeuthoidea
Family: Neoteuthidae
Naef, 1921[1]
Type genus
Neoteuthis
Naef, 1921
Genera

Alluroteuthis
Narrowteuthis
Neoteuthis
Nototeuthis

Synonyms

Alluroteuthidae Odhner, 1923

Species

References

  1. Julian Finn (2016). "Neoteuthidae Naef, 1921". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  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. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  3. Young, R. E.; Vecchione, M. (2005). Gardiner, Stephen L. (ed.). "Narrowteuthis nesisi, a new genus and new species of the squid family Neoteuthidae (Mollusca: Cephalopoda)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 118 (3): 566–569. doi:10.2988/0006-324X(2005)118[566:NNANGA]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 86169259.
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