Vampyroteuthidae

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]

Vampyroteuthidae Temporal range: Callovian-present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Juvenile vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Vampyromorphida
Suborder:	Vampyromorphina Jeletzky, 1965[1]
Family:	Vampyroteuthidae Thiele in Chun, 1915[2]
Genera
†Necroteuthis †Provampyroteuthis †Vampyronassa Vampyroteuthis
Synonyms
Melanoteuthidae Grimpe, 1917[3] Watasellidae Sasaki, 1920[4] Necroteuthidae Kretzoi, 1942[5]

References

1. Jeletzky, J.A. (1965). "Taxonomy and phylogeny of fossil Coleoidea (=Dibranchiata)". Geological Survey of Canada Paper. 65–2: 72–76. doi:10.4095/121445.
2. Chun, C. (1915). "Die Cephalopoden. II. Teil: Myopsida, Octopoda". Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition Auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899. 18 (2): 403–552. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.13499.
3. Grimpe, G. (1917). "Zur Systematik der achtarmigen Cephalopoden". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 48 (11): 320–329.
4. Sasaki, M. (1920). "Report on cephalopods collected during 1906 by the United States Bureau of Fisheries steamer Albatross in the northwestern Pacific". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 57 (2310): 163–203. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.57-2310.163.
5. Kretzoi, M. (1942). "Necroteuthis n. g. (Ceph. Dibr., Necroteuthidae n.f.) aus dem Oligozän von Budapest und das System der Dibranchiata". Földtani Közlöny. 72: 124–138.
6. Kanie, Y. (1998). "New vampyromorph (Coleoidea: Cephalopoda) jaw apparatuses from the Late Cretaceous of Japan" (PDF). Bulletin of Gunma Museum of Natural History. 2: 23–34.
7. Košťák, M.; Schlögl, J.; Fuchs, D.; Holcová, K.; Hudáčková, N.; Culka, A.; Fözy, I.; Tomašových, A.; Milovský, R.; Šurka, J.; Mazuch, M. (2021). "Fossil evidence for vampire squid inhabiting oxygen-depleted ocean zones since at least the Oligocene". Communications Biology. 4 (1): 216. doi:10.1038/s42003-021-01714-0. PMC 7893013. PMID 33603225.
8. Rowe, A.J.; Kruta, I.; Landman, N.H.; Villier, L.; Fernandez, V.; Rouget, I. (2022). "Exceptional soft-tissue preservation of Jurassic Vampyronassa rhodanica provides new insights on the evolution and palaeoecology of vampyroteuthids". Scientific Reports. 12 (1): 8292. Bibcode:2022NatSR..12.8292R. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-12269-3. PMC 9225997. PMID 35739131.