Vampyromorphida | |
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Vampyroteuthis infernalis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Superorder: | Octopodiformes |
Order: | Vampyromorphida Pickford, 1939 |
Suborders | |
?†Kelaenina |
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Vampyromorphida is an order of cephalopods comprising one known extant species (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) and many extinct taxa. Physically, they somewhat resemble octopuses, but the eight main tentacles are united by a web of skin, and two smaller tentacles are also present.[1]
The following taxa were long considered to belong to Vampyromorphida, but this placement may be incorrect:[2]