Vampyroteuthidae

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Vampyroteuthidae Fossil 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.

[edit] References

• Fischer, J.-C. & B. Riou 2002. Vampyronassa rhodanica nov. gen. nov sp., vampyromorphe (Cephalopoda, Coleoidea) du Callovien inférieur de la Voulte-sur-Rhône (Ardèche, France). Annales de Paléontologie 88(1): 1–17. [French with English abstract] doi:10.1016/S0753-3969(02)01037-6