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Vampyromorphida

Vampyromorphida
Vampyroteuthis illustration.jpg
Vampyroteuthis infernalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Superorder: Octopodiformes
Order: Vampyromorphida
Pickford, 1939
Suborders

?†Kelaenina
Prototeuthina
Mesoteuthina
Vampyromorphina

Synonyms
  • Vampyromorpha
    Grimpe, 1917

?†Kelaenina
Prototeuthina
Mesoteuthina
Vampyromorphina

Vampyromorphida is an order of cephalopods comprising one known extant species (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) and many extinct taxa. Physically, they somewhat resemble octopuses, but the eight arms are united by a web of skin, and two smaller cilia are also present.

The following taxa were long considered to belong to Vampyromorphida, but this placement may be incorrect:


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