Vampyroteuthidae
Family of cephalopods
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Vampyroteuthidae is a family of vampyromorph cephalopods containing the extant vampire squid, Vampyroteuthis infernalis, and the extinct genera Necroteuthis, Provampyroteuthis and Vampyronassa.[6][7][8]
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| Vampyroteuthidae Temporal range: | |
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| Juvenile vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Vampyromorphida |
| Suborder: | Vampyromorphina Jeletzky, 1965[1] |
| Family: | Vampyroteuthidae Thiele in Chun, 1915[2] |
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