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Cranchioidea

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Cranchioidea
Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas)
Cranchiidae larva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Superfamily: Cranchioidea
Prosch, 1847
Families

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]

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cranchioidea Prosch, 1847". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  2. ^ a b 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.