Neoteuthidae
Family of squids
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The Neoteuthidae are a family of squid comprising four monotypic genera. They are thought to be the closest relatives to the famous giant squid (Architeuthis dux).[2]
| Neoteuthidae | |
|---|---|
| Neoteuthis thielei | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Superfamily: | Architeuthoidea |
| Family: | Neoteuthidae Naef, 1921[1] |
| Type genus | |
| Neoteuthis Naef, 1921 | |
| Genera | |
| Synonyms | |
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Alluroteuthidae Odhner, 1923 | |