Chiroteuthoidea

Chiroteuthoidea is a superfamily of squid in the order Oegopsida. They are the sister group to the Pholidoteuthoidea.^[1]

Chiroteuthoidea
Joubin's squid (Joubiniteuthis porteri)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Oegopsida
Superfamily:	Chiroteuthoidea Gray, 1849
Families
Batoteuthidae Chiroteuthidae Joubiniteuthidae Magnapinnidae Mastigoteuthidae Promachoteuthidae

It contains the following families:^[2]

• Superfamily Chiroteuthoidea
  • Family Batoteuthidae
    • Genus Batoteuthis
  • Family Chiroteuthidae
    • Genus Asperoteuthis
    • Genus Chiroteuthis
    • Genus Grimalditeuthis
    • Genus Planctoteuthis
  • Family Joubiniteuthidae
    • Genus Joubiniteuthis
  • Family Magnapinnidae
    • Genus Magnapinna
  • Family Mastigoteuthidae
    • Genus Echinoteuthis
    • Genus Idioteuthis
    • Genus Magnoteuthis
    • Genus Mastigopsis
    • Genus Mastigoteuthis
    • Genus Mastigotragus
  • Family Promachoteuthidae
    • Genus Promachoteuthis

References

1. 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. hdl:10261/267184. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chiroteuthoidea Gray, 1849". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-04-10.