| Idioteuthis | |
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| Idioteuthis cordiformis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Coleoidea |
| Order: | Teuthida |
| Suborder: | Oegopsina |
| Family: | Mastigoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Idioteuthis Sasaki, 1916 |
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Idioteuthis cordiformis |
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Idioteuthis is a genus of whip-lash squid containing approximately seven species. Some teuthologists consider it synonymous with Mastigoteuthis.