Loliginidae | |
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European squid (Loligo vulgaris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Teuthida |
Suborder: | Myopsina |
Family: |
Loliginidae Lesueur, 1821 |
Genera | |
Afrololigo |
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Synonyms | |
Loligoidea Lesueur, 1821 (in part) |
Afrololigo
Alloteuthis
Doryteuthis
Heterololigo
Loligo
Loliolus
Lolliguncula
Pickfordiateuthis
Sepioteuthis
Uroteuthis
Loligoidea Lesueur, 1821 (in part)
Loligidae d'Orbigny, 1845
Loliginei Steenstrup, 1861
Pickfordiateuthidae Voss, 1953
The Loliginidae, commonly known as pencil squids, are an aquatic family of the order Teuthida (squid).
The classification below follows Vecchione et al. (2005) and the Tree of Life Web Project (2010).
Several doubtfully distinct species have also been described; see the genus articles for these.