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Loligo

Cephalopoda - Myopsida - Loliginidae

Taxonomy
Loligo was named by Schneider (1784) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 573]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Loliginidae.

It was assigned to Teuthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Loliginidae by Nixon (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1784Loligo Schneider
2002Loligo Sepkoski
2011Loligo Nixon p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superorderDecabrachiaBoettger 1952
orderMyopsidad'Orbigny 1841
familyLoliginidaed'Orbigny 1841
genusLoligoSchneider 1784

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.

G. Loligo Schneider 1784
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Diagnosis
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