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Enchoteuthidae

Cephalopoda - Octobrachia - Enchoteuthidae

Taxonomy
Enchoteuthididae was named by Larson (2010). Its type is Enchoteuthis.

It was corrected as Enchoteuthidae by Fuchs et al. (2019).

It was assigned to Muensterelloidea by Fuchs et al. (2019).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Tusoteuthis Logan
1898Tusoteuthis longus Logan pp. 497-498 figs. Pl 110, fig 1
1942Tusoteuthis Kretzoi p. 134
1957Tusoteuthis Miller p. 809
1966Tusoteuthis Jeletzky p. 45
1977Tusoteuthis Green p. 992
1987Tusoteuthis Nicholls and Isaak p. 730
1987Tusoteuthis longa Nicholls and Isaak p. 730
2002Tusoteuthis Sepkoski
2010Tusoteuthis Larson p. 101
2010Tusoteuthis longa Larson p. 103 fig. 15,16
2019Enchoteuthidae Fuchs et al. p. 72

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
RankNameAuthor
Neocoleoidea
superorderVampyropodavon Boletzky 1992
orderOctobrachia(Fiorini 1981)
orderOctopodaLeach 1818
suborderTeudopseina(Storabogatov 1983)
superfamilyMuensterelloideaRoger 1952
familyEnchoteuthidae()
familyEnchoteuthidae()

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.

Fm. †Enchoteuthidae Larson 2010
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G. †Enchoteuthis Miller and Walker 1968
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Enchoteuthis cobbani Larson 2010
Enchoteuthis melanae Miller and Walker 1968
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Invalid names: Kansasteuthis lindneri Miller and Walker 1968 [synonym], Niobrarateuthis walkeri Green 1977 [synonym]
Enchoteuthis tonii Wade 1993
Invalid names: Kansasteuthis Miller and Walker 1968 [synonym]
G. †Niobrarateuthis Miller 1957
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Niobrarateuthis bonneri Miller 1957
Invalid names: Tusoteuthis Logan 1898 [nomen dubium], Tusoteuthis longa Logan 1898 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available