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Vampyropoda

Cephalopoda

Taxonomy
Vampyropoda was named by von Boletzky (1992). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Octobrachia by Fuchs et al. (2017).

It was assigned to Coleoidea by Fuchs et al. (2008); and to Neocoleoidea by Whalen and Landman (2022).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Vampyropoda von Boletzky
2008Vampyropoda Fuchs et al. p. 1131
2022Vampyropoda Whalen and Landman

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
Neocoleoidea
superorderVampyropodavon Boletzky 1992
superorderVampyropodavon Boletzky 1992

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superor. Vampyropoda von Boletzky 1992
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G. †Gordoniconus Mapes et al. 2010
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Gordoniconus beargulchensis Mapes et al. 2010
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Invalid names: Syllipsimopodi bideni Whalen and Landman 2022 [synonym]
Gordoniconus hewitti Mapes et al. 2010
Invalid names: Syllipsimopodi Whalen and Landman 2022 [synonym]
Or. Octobrachia Fiorini 1981
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Or. Cirroctopodida Young 1989
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G. †Paleocirroteuthis Tanabe 2008
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Or. Octopoda Leach 1818 [octopus]
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Subor. Cirrata Grimpe 1917
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Invalid names: Cirroteuthidae Kefferstein 1866 [empty], Opisthoteuthidae Verrill 1896 [empty]
Subor. Incirrata Grimpe 1917
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Superfm. Argonautoidea Cantraine 1841
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Fm. Argonautidae Tryon 1879
Subor. Incirrina Grimpe 1916
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Invalid names: Alloposidae Verrill 1881 [empty], Amphitretidae Hoyle 1886 [empty], Bolitaenidae Chun 1911 [empty], Idioctopodidae Taki 1962 [empty], Ocythoidae Gray 1849 [empty], Tremoctopodidae Tryon 1879 [empty], Vitreledonellidae Robson 1932 [empty]
G. †Kapal Martin 1930
Fm. Octopodidae d'Orbigny 1840
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G. †Styletoctopus Fuchs et al. 2009
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Styletoctopus annae Fuchs et al. 2009
Fm. †Palaeoctopodidae Dollo 1912
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G. †Keuppia Fuchs et al. 2009
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Keuppia hyperbolaris Fuchs et al. 2009
Keuppia levante Fuchs et al. 2009
G. †Palaeoctopus Woodward 1896
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Palaeoctopus newboldi Woodward 1896
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Invalid names: Beloteuthis libanotica Naef 1922 [synonym]
Invalid names: Calais Woodward 1896 [replaced], Parateudopsis Engeser and Reitner 1986 [synonym]
G. †Proteroctopus Fischer and Riou 1982
Subor. †Teudopseina Storabogatov 1983
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Superfm. †Muensterelloidea Roger 1952
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Fm. †Enchoteuthidae Larson 2010
Fm. †Muensterellidae Roger 1952
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Invalid names: Kelaenidae Naef 1921 [replaced]
Fm. †Patelloctopodidae Fuchs and Schweigert 2018
Fm. †Palaeololiginidae Naef 1922
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G. †Marekites Košťák 2002
G. †Palaeololigo Naef 1921
G. †Rachiteuthis Fuchs 2006
Fm. †Teudopsidae Regteren Altena 1949
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G. †Teudopsinia Fuchs 2010
G. †Teudopsis
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Invalid names: Beloteuthis Münster 1843 [synonym]
Invalid names: Beloteuthidae Naef 1921 [synonym]
Fm. †Trachyteuthididae Naef 1922
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G. †Glyphidiopsis Fuchs and Larson 2011
G. †Glyphiteuthis Reuss 1854
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Invalid names: Libanoteuthis Kretzoi 1942 [synonym], Paraglyphiteuthis Košťák 2002 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Coccoteuthis Owen 1855 [synonym], Voltzia Schevill 1950 [synonym]
Invalid names: Kalaenidae Naef 1921 [empty]
Invalid names: Cirrina Grimpe 1916 [empty], Octobrachiata Winchworth 1932 [empty], Octopia Gray 1849 [empty]
Subor. †Prototeuthina Naef 1921
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Fm. †Lioteuthididae Naef 1922
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G. †Lioteuthis Naef 1921
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Fm. †Plesioteuthidae Naef 1921
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G. †Boreopeltis Engeser and Reitner 1985
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Boreopeltis helgolandiae Engeser and Reitner 1985
Boreopeltis ifrimae Fuchs and Stinnesbeck 2021
Boreopeltis sagittata Naef 1921
Boreopeltis smithi Fuchs and Larson 2011
G. †Dorateuthis Woodward 1883
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Dorateuthis syriaca Woodward 1883
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Invalid names: Curculionites senonicus Kolbe 1888 [synonym], Geophilus senonicus Kolbe 1888 [synonym], Sepialites sahilalmae Naef 1922 [synonym]
G. †Eromangateuthis Fuchs 2019
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G. †Maioteuthis Reitner and Engeser 1982
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Maioteuthis damesi Engeser and Reitner 1985
Maioteuthis morroensis Reitner and Engeser 1982
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Plesioteuthis arcuata von der Marck 1873
Plesioteuthis fraasii Woodward 1896
G. †Styloteuthis Fritsch 1910
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Styloteuthis convexa Fritsch 1910
Or. Vampyromorphida Robson 1929 [vampire squids]
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Fm. †Actinosepiidae Doyle et al. 1994
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G. †Actinosepia Whiteaves 1897
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Actinosepia canadensis Whiteaves 1897
Actinosepia landmani Larson 2010
Actinosepia mapesi Larson 2010
G. †Nanaimoteuthis Tanabe 2008
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Nanaimoteuthis jeletzkyi Tanabe 2008
Nanaimoteuthis yokotai Tanabe and Hikida 2010
G. †Vampyronassa Fischer and Riou 2002
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Vampyronassa rhodanica Fischer and Riou 2002
Fm. †Vampyroteuthidae Thiele 1915
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G. †Necroteuthis Kretzoi 1942
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Necroteuthis hungarica Kretzoi 1942
G. Vampyroteuthis Chun 1903
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Invalid names: Kelaenina Starobogatov 1983 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available