Cranchioidea
Cranchioidea
Superfamily of molluscs
Cranchioidea is a superfamily of squid in the order Oegopsida. They form the most basal clade within the order.[1][2]
It contains three families, with the following genera:[2]
- Superfamily Cranchioidea
- Family Cranchiidae
- Subfamily Cranchiinae
- Genus Cranchia
- Genus Leachia
- Genus Liocranchia
- Subfamily Taoniinae
- Genus Bathothauma
- Genus Belonella
- Genus Egea
- Genus Galiteuthis
- Genus Helicocranchia
- Genus Liguriella
- Genus Megalocranchia
- Genus Mesonychoteuthis
- Genus Sandalops
- Genus Taonius
- Genus Teuthowenia
- Subfamily Cranchiinae
- Family Ommastrephidae
- Subfamily Illicinae
- Genus Illex
- Subfamily Ommastrephinae
- Genus Dosidicus
- Genus Eucleoteuthis
- Genus Hyaloteuthis
- Genus Ommastrephes
- Genus Ornithoteuthis
- Genus Sthenoteuthis
- Subfamily Todarodinae
- Genus Martialia
- Genus Nototodarus
- Genus Todarodes
- Genus Todaropsis
- Family Thysanoteuthidae
- Genus Thysanoteuthis
- Family Cranchiidae