Vampyroteuthidae

Vampyroteuthidae
Temporal range: Middle Jurassic—Recent
Vampyronassa rhodanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Superorder: Octopodiformes
Order: Vampyromorphida
Suborder: Vampyromorphina
Grimpe, 1917
Family: Vampyroteuthidae
Thiele in Chun, 1915
Genera

Vampyronassa
Vampyroteuthis

Vampyroteuthidae is a family of vampyromorph cephalopods comprising the extant vampire squid, Vampyroteuthis infernalis, and the extinct Vampyronassa rhodanica from the Middle Jurassic.

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