Cephalopoda: Order Oegopsida (Squids)

• Ancistrocheiridae (Sharp-ear Squids)
• Architeuthidae (Giant Squids)
• Batoteuthidae (Bush-club Squids)
• Brachioteuthidae
• Chiroteuthidae (Deep-sea Squids)
• Cranchiidae (Glass Squids)
• Cycloteuthidae
• Enoploteuthidae
• Gonatidae (Arm-hook Squids)
• Histioteuthidae (Cock-eyed Squids)
• Joubiniteuthidae (Joubin's Squid)
• Lepidoteuthidae (Grimaldi Scaled Squid)
• Lycoteuthidae
• Magnapinnidae (Big-fin Squid)
• Mastigoteuthidae (Whip-lash Squids)
• Neoteuthidae
• Octopoteuthidae (Octopus Squids)
• Ommastrephidae (Flying Squids)
• Onychoteuthidae (Club-hook Squids)
• Pholidoteuthidae (Coffee-bean Squid)
• Promachoteuthidae
• Psychroteuthidae (Glacial Squid)
• Pyroteuthidae (Fire Squids)
• Thysanoteuthidae (Diamond Squids)

Family: Ancistrocheiridae (Sharp-ear Squids)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Ancistrocheirus lesueurii

Family: Architeuthidae (Giant Squids)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Architeuthis dux

Family: Batoteuthidae (Bush-club Squids)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Batoteuthis skolops

Family: Brachioteuthidae

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Brachioteuthis riisei
Slosarczykovia circumantarctica

Family: Chiroteuthidae (Deep-sea Squids)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Asperoteuthis acanthoderma
Chiroteuthis imperator
Grimalditeuthis bonplandi
Planctoteuthis danae
Valbyteuthis danae

Family: Cranchiidae (Glass Squids)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Bathothauma lyromma
Cranchia scabra
Egea inermis
Enigmocranchia nipponica
Galiteuthis glacialis
Helicocranchia pfefferi
Leachia cyclura
Liguriella podophthalma
Liocranchia valdiviae
Megalocranchia fisheri
Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
Parateuthis tunicata
Sandalops melancholicus
Taonius pavo
Teuthowenia megalops

Family: Cycloteuthidae

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Cycloteuthis sirventi
Discoteuthis discus

Family: Enoploteuthidae

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Abralia redfieldi
Abraliopsis morisii
Enoploteuthis leptura
Watasenia scintillans

Family: Gonatidae (Arm-hook Squids)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Berryteuthis magister
Gonatopsis borealis
Gonatus fabricii

Family: Histioteuthidae (Cock-eyed Squids)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Histioteuthis bonnellii
Stigmatoteuthis hoylei

Family: Joubiniteuthidae (Joubin's Squid)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Joubiniteuthis portieri

Family: Lepidoteuthidae (Grimaldi Scaled Squid)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Lepidoteuthis grimaldii

Family: Lycoteuthidae

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Lampadioteuthis megaleia
Lycoteuthis lorigera
Nematolampas venezuelensis
Selenoteuthis scintillans

Family: Magnapinnidae (Big-fin Squid)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Magnapinna pacifica

Family: Mastigoteuthidae (Whip-lash Squids)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Echinoteuthis famelica
Idioteuthis cordiformis
Magnoteuthis microlucens
Mastigopsis hjortii
Mastigoteuthis flammea
Mastigotragus pyrodes

Family: Neoteuthidae

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Alluroteuthis antarcticus
Narrowteuthis nesisi
Neoteuthis thielei
Nototeuthis dimegacotyle

Family: Octopoteuthidae (Octopus Squids)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Octopoteuthis sicula
Taningia danae

Family: Ommastrephidae (Flying Squids)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Dosidicus gigas
Eucleoteuthis luminosa
Hyaloteuthis pelagica
Illex coindetii
Martialia hyadesii
Nototodarus sloanii
Ommastrephes bartramii
Ornithoteuthis volatilis
Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis
Todarodes filippovae
Todaropsis eblanae

Family: Onychoteuthidae (Club-hook Squids)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Ancistroteuthis lichtensteinii
Filippovia knipovitchi
Kondakovia longimana
Notonykia africanae
Onychoteuthis banksii
Onykia carriboea
Walvisteuthis virilis

Family: Pholidoteuthidae (Coffee-bean Squid)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Pholidoteuthis massyae

Family: Promachoteuthidae

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Promachoteuthis sloani

Family: Psychroteuthidae (Glacial Squid)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Psychroteuthis glacialis

Family: Pyroteuthidae (Fire Squids)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Pterygioteuthis giardi
Pyroteuthis margaritifera

Family: Thysanoteuthidae (Diamond Squids)

Genus and Selected Species	Image
Thysanoteuthis rhombus

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