Sepiolidae

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Sepiolidae
Austrorossia mastigophora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Order: Sepiolida Family: Sepiolidae Leach, 1817
Subfamilies and Genera
Heteroteuthinae Heteroteuthis Iridoteuthis Nectoteuthis Sepiolina Stoloteuthis Rossiinae Austrorossia Neorossia Rossia Semirossia Sepiolinae Euprymna Inioteuthis Rondeletiola Sepietta Sepiola incertae sedis Choneteuthis

Sepiolidae is a family of bobtail squid encompassing 15 genera in three or four subfamilies.

[edit] Classification

• Order Sepiolida: bobtail squid
  • Family Idiosepiidae
  • Family Sepiolidae
    • Subfamily Heteroteuthinae
      • Genus Heteroteuthis
        • Subgenus Heteroteuthis
          • Odd Bobtail, Heteroteuthis dispar
          • Heteroteuthis weberi
        • Subgenus Stephanoteuthis
          • Heteroteuthis dagamensis
          • Heteroteuthis hawaiiensis
          • Heteroteuthis serventyi
      • Genus Iridoteuthis
        • Iridoteuthis iris
        • Iridoteuthis maoria
      • Genus Nectoteuthis
        • Nectoteuthis pourtalesi
      • Genus Sepiolina
        • Japanese Bobtail, Sepiolina nipponensis
      • Genus Stoloteuthis
        • Butterfly Bobtail Squid, Stoloteuthis leucoptera
    • Subfamily Rossiinae
      • Genus Austrorossia
        • Antilles Bobtail Squid, Austrorossia antillensis
        • Austrorossia australis
        • Austrorossia bipapillata
        • Austrorossia enigmatica *
        • Austrorossia mastigophora
      • Genus Neorossia
        • Carol Bobtail, Neorossia caroli
        • Neorossia leptodons
      • Genus Rossia
        • Rossia brachyura
        • Gulf Bobtail Squid, Rossia bullisi
        • Rossia glaucopis
        • Stout Bobtail, Rossia macrosoma
        • Big-fin Bobtail Squid, Rossia megaptera
        • Rossia moelleri
        • Rossia mollicella
        • Rossia pacifica
          • Rossia pacifica diegensis *
          • North Pacific Bobtail Squid, Rossia pacifica pacifica
        • Warty Bobtail Squid, Rossia palpebrosa
        • Tortugas Bobtail Squid, Rossia tortugaensis
      • Genus Semirossia
        • Greater Bobtail Squid, Semirossia equalis
        • Semirossia patagonica
        • Lesser Bobtail Squid, Semirossia tenera
    • Subfamily Sepiolinae
      • Genus Euprymna
        • Euprymna albatrossae
        • Double-ear Bobtail, Euprymna berryi
        • Euprymna hoylei
        • Euprymna hyllebergi
        • Mimika Bobtail, Euprymna morsei
        • Euprymna penares *
        • Euprymna phenax
        • Hawaiian Bobtail Squid, Euprymna scolopes
        • Euprymna stenodactyla
        • Southern Dumpling Squid, Euprymna tasmanica
      • Genus Inioteuthis
        • Inioteuthis capensis
        • Inioteuthis japonica
        • Inioteuthis maculosa
      • Genus Rondeletiola
        • Lentil Bobtail, Rondeletiola minor
      • Genus Sepietta
        • Elegant Bobtail, Sepietta neglecta
        • Sepietta obscura
        • Common Bobtail, Sepietta oweniana
        • Mysterious Bobtail, Sepietta petersi
      • Genus Sepiola
        • Anagolous Bobtail, Sepiola affinis
        • Atlantic Bobtail, Sepiola atlantica
        • Golden Bobtail, Sepiola aurantiaca
        • Butterfly Bobtail, Sepiola birostrata
        • Intermediate Bobtail, Sepiola intermedia
        • Sepiola knudseni
        • Tongue Bobtail, Sepiola ligulata
        • Sepiola parva
        • Sepiola pfefferi *
        • Robust Bobtail, Sepiola robusta
        • Dwarf Bobtail, Sepiola rondeleti
        • Sepiola rossiaeformis *
        • Steenstrup's Bobtail, Sepiola steenstrupiana
        • Sepiola trirostrata
        • Southern Bobtail Squid, Sepiola sp.
    • Subfamily incertae sedis
      • Genus Choneteuthis
        • Choneteuthis tongaensis

The species listed above with an asterisk (*) are questionable and need further study to determine if they are a valid species or a synonym.

[edit] External link

• CephBase: Sepiolidae