Vampyroteuthis Chun 1903 (vampire squids)
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Parent taxon: Vampyromorpha according to A. J. Rowe et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Actinosepiidae, Kelaenina, Nanaimoteuthis, Vampyronassa, Vampyroteuthidae
Subtaxa: Vampyroteuthis infernalis
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Vampyroteuthis in the database
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