Cranchia Drechselia Leachia Liocrachia Bathothauma Belonella Egea Galiteuthis Helicocranchia Liguriella Megalocranchia Mesonychoteuthis Sandalops Taonius Teuthowenia Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Phyla Animals are a major group of organisms, classified as the kingdom Animalia or MetaÂzoa. ... Classes Caudofoveata Aplacophora Polyplacophora - Chitons Monoplacophora Bivalvia - Bivalves Scaphopoda - Tusk shells Gastropoda - Snails and Slugs Cephalopoda - Squids, Octopuses, etc. ... Orders Subclass Nautiloidea †Plectronocerida †Ellesmerocerida †Actinocerida †Pseudorthocerida †Endocerida †Tarphycerida †Oncocerida †Discosorida Nautilida †Orthocerida †Ascocerida †Bactritida Subclass †Ammonoidea †Goniatitida †Ceratitida †Ammonitida Subclass Coleoidea †Belemnoidea †Aulacocerida †Belemnitida †Hematitida †Phragmoteuthida Neocoleoidea (most living cephalopods) Sepiida Sepiolida Spirulida Teuthida Octopoda Vampyromorphida The cephalopods (head-foot) are the mollusk class Cephalopoda characterized by bilateral body... Orders Aulacocerida (extinct) Hematitida (extinct) Phragmoteuthida (extinct) Belemnitida (extinct) Sepiida Sepiolida Spirulida Teuthida Octopoda Vampyromorphida Subclass Coleoidea is the grouping of cephalopods containing all the primarily soft-bodied creatures. ... Suborders Myopsina Oegopsina Squids are the large, diverse group of marine mollusks, popular as food in cuisines as widely separated as the Japanese and the Italian. ... Families See text Oegopsina is a suborder of the squid order, Teuthida, in the Cephalopod Class. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a taxonomic grouping. ... Binomial name Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson, 1925 The Colossal Squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) (sometimes called the Antarctic or Giant Cranch Squid) is believed to be the largest squid, and the only species of the genus Mesonychoteuthis. ...
Colossal Squid or Antarctic Cranch Squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
Genus Sandalops
Sandal-eyed Squid, Sandalops melancholicus
Genus Taonius
Taonius pavo
Genus Teuthowenia
Teuthowenia maculata
Atlantic Cranch Squid, Teuthowenia megalops
Teuthowenia pellucida
The species listed above with an asterisk (*) are questionable and need further study to determine if they are a valid species or a synonym. Binomial name Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni (Robson, 1925) The Colossal Squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) is the largest known type of squid and the only species in its genus, Mesonychoteuthis. ... Binomial name Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson, 1925 The Colossal Squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) (sometimes called the Antarctic or Giant Cranch Squid) is believed to be the largest squid, and the only species of the genus Mesonychoteuthis. ...
A list of all nominal genera and species in the Cranchiidae can be found here.
The list includes the current status and type species of all genera, and the current status, type repository and type locality of all species and all pertinent references.
Voss, N. A generic revision of the Cranchiidae (Cephalopoda; Oegopsida).
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