Vampyromorphida

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Vampyromorphida
Temporal range: Jurassic–recent
Vampyroteuthis infernalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Superorder: Octopodiformes
Order: Vampyromorphida
Pickford
, 1939
Suborders

?†Kelaenina
Prototeuthina
Mesoteuthina

Vampyromorphina

Synonyms
  • Vampyromorpha
    Grimpe, 1917

Vampyromorphida is an

extant species (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) and many extinct taxa. Physically, they somewhat resemble octopuses (their closest relatives), but are often called vampire squids. Unlike octopuses, their eight arms are united by a web of skin, and two smaller cilia are also present.[1] Properly speaking, the vampire squid does not possess cilia, but cirri (cilia-like projections).[2]

Classification

The following taxa were long considered to belong to Vampyromorphida, but this placement may be incorrect:[3]

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