Vampyroteuthis

Vampyroteuthis infernalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vampyromorphina

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Cephalopoda Subclassis: Coleoidea Cohors: Neocoleoidea Superordo: Octopodiformes Ordo: Vampyromorphida Subordo: Vampyromorphina

Familia: Vampyroteuthidae
Genus: Vampyroteuthis
Species (2): V. infernalis
V. pseudoinfernalis

Name

• Vampyroteuthis Chun, 1903

References

Primary references

• Chun 1903: Aus den Tiefen Weltmeeres, ed. 2, 88. [not seen]
• Qiu, D., Liu, B., GUo, Y., Lakmini, W.A.S.W., Tan, Y., Li, G., Ke, Z., Li, K., Huang, L. 2024. Vampyroteuthis pseudoinfernalis sp. nov.: the second extant widespread deep sea squid species of Vampyromorpha (Cephalopoda: Coleoidea). Zoological Systematics 49(3): 246–257. DOI: 10.11865/zs.2024210.

Links

• ION
• Nomenclator Zoologicus

Vernacular names

• English: Vampire squid
• ไทย: หมึกแวมไพร์

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