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Coleoidea

Cephalopoda

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Dibranchiata Owen
1888Coleoidea Bather
1942Dibranchiata Kretzoi p. 134
1977Coleoidea Green p. 993
1984Coleoidea Squires p. 54
2001Coleoidea Wells and Houston p. 129
2005Coleoidea Boyle and Rodhouse p. 343
2006Coleoidea Martill and Barker p. 1036
2008Coleoidea Nishiguchi and Mapes p. 179
2013Coleoidea Fuchs et al. p. 246
2018Coleoidea Fuchs and Schweigert p. 207
2022Coleoidea Pohle et al. p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
subclassColeoideaBather 1888

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.

Subcl. Coleoidea Bather 1888
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Or. †Aulacocerida Stolley 1919 [belemnite]
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Fm. †Aulacoceratidae von Mojsisovics 1882 [belemnite]
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G. †Aulacoceras von Hauer 1847
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Aulacoceras carlottense Whiteaves 1889
Aulacoceras inducens Braun 1841
Aulacoceras sulcatum Hauer 1860
Invalid names: Belemnites otapiriensis Hector 1878 [nomen dubium]
G. †Buelowiteuthis Jeletzky 1966
G. †Dictyoconites von Mojsisovics 1902
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Subg. †Dictyoconites (Dictyoconites) von Mojsisovics 1902
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Dictyoconites brancoi von Mojsisovics 1902
Dictyoconites dieneri von Mojsisovics 1902
Dictyoconites haueri Mojsisovics 1871
Dictyoconites haugi von Mojsisovics 1902
Dictyoconites lacicus von Mojsisovics 1902
Dictyoconites quadrilineatus von Mojsisovics 1902
Dictyoconites ruber De Toni 1913
Dictyoconites seminudus von Mojsisovics 1902
Dictyoconites suessi Mojsisovics 1871
Dictyoconites taramellii Tommasi 1899
G. †Aussites
Fm. †Protoaulacoceratidae Bandel et al. 1983
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G. †Protoaulacoceras Bandel et al. 1983
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Protoaulacoceras longirostris Bandel et al. 1983
Superor. †Belemnoida Gray 1849 [belemnite]
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Or. †Donovaniconida Doguzhaeva et al. 2002
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Fm. †Donovaniconidae Doguzhaeva et al. 2002
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G. †Donovaniconus Doguzhaeva et al. 2002
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Donovaniconus oklahomensis Doguzhaeva et al. 2002
G. †Saundersites Doguzhaeva et al. 2008
Fm. †Rhiphaeoteuthidae Doguzhaeva 2002
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G. †Rhiphaeoteuthis Doguzhaeva 2002
Invalid names: Gordoniconidae Mapes et al. 2010 [empty]
Or. †Hematitida Doguzhaeva et al. 2002
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Fm. †Hematitidae Gustomesov 1976
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G. †Bactritimimus Flower and Gordon 1959
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Bactritimimus girtyi Flower and Gordon 1959
Bactritimimus ulrichi Flower and Gordon 1959
G. †Hematites Flower and Gordon 1959
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Hematites barbarae Flower and Gordon 1959
Hematites burbankensis Flower and Gordon 1959
G. †Paleoconus Flower and Gordon 1959
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Paleoconus bakeri Flower and Gordon 1959
Or. †Phragmoteuthida Jeletzky 1965 [belemnite]
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Fm. †Phragmoteuthididae von Mojsisovics 1882
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G. †Permoteuthis Rosenkrantz 1946
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Permoteuthis groenlandica Rosenkrantz 1946
G. †Phragmoteuthis von Mojsisovics 1882
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Superfm. †Belemnoidea Hyatt 1884 [belemnite]
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Or. †Aulacoceratida Stolley 1919 [belemnite]
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Fm. †Chitinoteuthididae Muller-Stoll 1936
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Fm. †Palaeobelemnopsidae Chen 1982 [belemnite]
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G. †Palaeobelemnopsis Chen 1982
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Fm. †Xiphoteuthididae Naef 1922 [belemnite]
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G. †Atractites Guembel 1861
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Atractites alveolaris Quenstedt 1845
Atractites ausseeanus Mojsisovics 1871
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Invalid names: Orthoceras alveolare von Hauer 1847 [synonym]
Atractites bacchilidis Tommasi 1899
Atractites bithynicus Arthaber 1915
Atractites boeckhi Stuerzenbaum 1876
Atractites clavatulus Smith 1914
Atractites conicus Mojsisovics 1871
Atractites elegans Smith 1914
Atractites ladinus Salomon 1895
Atractites mallyi Toula 1896
Atractites meneghinii Salomon 1895
Atractites obeliscus Mojsisovics 1869
Atractites secundus Mojsisovics 1869
Atractites smithii Diener 1907
Atractites solidus Smith 1914
Atractites subrotundus Salomon 1895
Atractites subundatus Münster 1841
Invalid names: Ausseites Flower 1944 [synonym], Choanoteuthis Fischer 1951 [synonym], Xiphoteuthis Huxley 1864 [synonym]
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Calliconites drakei Smith 1927
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Invalid names: Choanoteuthis antimonioensis Miller 1961 [synonym]
Calliconites milleri Doyle 1994
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Invalid names: Atractites burckhardti Smith 1914 [synonym]
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Metabelemnites philippii Hyatt and Smith 1905
Invalid names: Belemnococeras Popov 1964 [synonym]
G. †Mojsisovicsteuthis Jeletzky 1966
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Mojsisovicsteuthis ellipticus Mojsisovics 1871
Invalid names: Atractitidae Jeletzky 1965 [synonym]
Or. †Belemnitida Zittel 1895 [belemnite]
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G. †Arcobelus
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Aulacoteuthis wyntoonium Anderson 1938
Subor. †Belemnitina Zittel 1895 [belemnite]
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Fm. †Belemnitidae d'Orbigny 1845
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G. †Acroteuthis Stolley 1911
G. †Actinoconites Steinmann 1910
Subfm. †Belemnitinae d'Orbigny 1845
Subfm. †Cylindroteuthinae Naef 1922
G. †Prototeuthis Lemoine 1915
Fm. †Cylindroteuthididae Stolley 1919 [belemnite]
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G. †Boreioteuthis Saks and Nalnyaeva 1966
G. †Eocylindroteuthis Riegraf 1980
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Eocylindroteuthis yokoyamai Iba et al. 2014
Fm. †Hastitidae Naef 1922 [belemnite]
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G. †Bairstowius Jeletzky 1994
G. †Hastites Meyer-Eymar 1883
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Invalid names: Rhopalobelus Pavlov 1914 [synonym]
G. †Hungarosepia Doyle et al. 1994
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Invalid names: Archaeosepia [replaced]
G. †Subhastites Gustomesov 1977
Fm. †Megateuthididae Sachs and Nalnjaeva 1967
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G. †Chuvashiteuthis Ippolitov et al. 2017
G. †Cuspiteuthis Abel 1916
G. †Megateuthis Bayle 1878
G. †Paramegateuthis Gustomesov 1960
Fm. †Nipponoteuthidae Iba et al. 2014
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G. †Nipponoteuthis Iba et al. 2014
Fm. †Passaloteuthididae Naef 1922 [belemnite]
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G. †Angeloteuthis Lang 1928
G. †Clastoteuthis Lang 1928
G. †Schwegleria Riegraf 1980
Fm. †Salpingoteuthididae Doyle 1992 [belemnite]
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Invalid names: Belemnoteuthidae Zittel 1885 [empty], Oxyteuthididae Stolley 1919 [empty]
Subor. †Belemnopseina Jeletzky 1965 [belemnite]
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Fm. †Belemnitellidae Pavlov 1914 [belemnite]
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G. †Actinocamax Miller 1823
G. †Belemnitella d'Orbigny 1840
G. †Praeactinocamax Naidin 1964
Fm. †Belemnopseidae Naef 1922
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G. †Belemnopsis Bayle 1878
G. †Neohibolites Stolley 1911
Fm. †Dimitobelidae Whitehouse 1924 [belemnite]
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G. †Dimitobelus Whitehouse 1925
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Invalid names: Cheirobelus Whitehouse 1924 [synonym]
Invalid names: Dicoelitidae Saks and Nal'nyaeva 1967 [empty], Pseudodicoelitidae Saks and Nal'nyaeva 1967 [empty]
Subor. †Belemnotheutididina Stolley 1919 [belemnite]
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Invalid names: Belemnotheutididae Zittel 1885 [empty]
Subor. †Belemnotheutina Stolley 1919 [belemnite]
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Fm. †Belemnotheutidae Zittel 1884 [belemnite]
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G. †Acanthoteuthis Wagner in Munster 1839
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Invalid names: Belemnoteuthis Pearce 1842 [synonym], Ostracoteuthis Zittel 1884 [synonym]
G. †Antarctiteuthis Doyle and Shakides 2004 [belemnite]
Fm. †Sueviteuthidae Reitner and Engeser 1980
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G. †Sueviteuthis Reitner and Engeser 1982 [belemnite]
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Brevibelus breviformis Voltz 1830
G. †Conobelus Stolley 1919
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Conobelus pseudoheres Lukeneder 2005
G. †Eobelemnites Flower 1945
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Holcobelus munieri Eudes-Deslongchamps 1878
G. †Lenobelus
Subor. †Pachybelemnopseina Riegraf 1998
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Fm. †Duvaliidae Pavlow 1914 [belemnite]
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G. †Duvalia Bayle 1878
G. †Produvalia Riegraf 1981
G. †Pseudobelus de Blainville 1827
Fm. †Mesohibolitidae Nerodenko 1983
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G. †Conohibolites Janssen and Fozy 2005
G. †Hibolithes Montfort 1808
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Invalid names: Pseudohibolites Bliithgen 1936 [synonym]
G. †Pachyteuthis Bayle 1878
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Rhopaloteuthis bzoviensis Zeuschner 1869
Rhopaloteuthis sauvanausa d'Orbigny 1842
G. †Simobelus
Fm. †Sinobelemnitidae Bian and Zhu 1984
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G. †Tohokubelus Niko and Ehiro 2022
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Tohokubelus takaizumii Niko and Ehiro 2022
Invalid names: Auleracida [empty]
Superor. Decabrachia Boettger 1952
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G. †Longibelus Fuchs et al. 2013
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Longibelus kabanovi Doguzhaeva 1996
Longibelus matsumotoi Hirano 1991
Or. Myopsida d'Orbigny 1841
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Fm. Loliginidae d'Orbigny 1841
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G. Loligo Schneider 1784
Or. Sepiida Zittel 1895 [cuttlefish]
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G. †Adygeya Dogushaeva 1996
G. †Amerirostra Jeletzky 1969
Fm. †Belosaepiidae Dixon 1850
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G. †Aegyptosaepia Košťák et al. 2013
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Aegyptosaepia lugeri Košťák et al. 2013
Fm. †Belosepiellidae Naef 1921
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G. †Belosepiella Alessandri 1905
Fm. †Belosepiidae Dixon 1850
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G. †Belosepia Bronn 1838
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Belosepia sepioidea Blainville 1825
Invalid names: Stenosepia Vincent 1901 [synonym]
G. †Pseudosepia Naef 1923
G. †Notosepia Chapman 1915
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Notosepia cliftonensis Chapman 1915
Fm. Sepiidae Keferstein 1866 [cuttlefish]
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Subfm. Sepiinae Keerstein 1866
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G. Sepia Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Chondrophoridae Fischer [empty], Idiosepiidae Fischer 1887 [empty], Sepiadariidae Naef 1921 [empty], Sepiolidae Keferstein 1866 [empty]
Or. Spirulida Stolley 1919
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Fm. †Belemnoseidae Wiltshire 1869
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G. †Belemnosella Naef 1922
G. †Belemnosis Edwards 1849
G. †Spirulirostrella Naef 1921
Fm. †Belopteridae Naef 1922
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G. †Belocurta Avnimelech 1956
G. †Beloptera de Blainville 1827
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Beloptera broilii Traub 1938
G. †Belopteridium Naef 1921
G. †Belopterina Munier-Chalmas 1872
Subfm. Belopterinae Naef 1922
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G. †Belopterella Naef 1922
Fm. †Groenlandibelidae Jeletzky 1966
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G. †Cyrtobelus Fuchs et al. 2012
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Cyrtobelus birkelundae Fuchs et al. 2012
Cyrtobelus hornbyense Fuchs et al. 2012
G. †Groenlandibelus Jeletzky 1966
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Groenlandibelus rosenkrantzi Birkelund 1956
G. †Naefia Wetzel 1930
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Naefia neogaeia Wetzel 1930
Fm. Spirulidae Orbigny 1826
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G. Spirula Lamarck 1799 [ram's horn shell]
Fm. †Spirulirostridae Naef 1921
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G. †Spirulirostra d'Orbigny 1842
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Spirulirostra curta Tate 1894
Spirulirostra georgii Fornasiero and Vicariottio 1997
G. †Spirulirostridium Naef 1922
Invalid names: Belemnosinae Wiltshire 1869 [empty], Spirulirostrinae Naef 1921 [empty]
Fm. †Spirulirostrinidae Naef 1921
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G. †Spirulirostrina Canavari 1892
Fm. †Vasseuriidae Naef 1921
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G. †Styracoteuthis Crick 1905
G. †Vasseuria Munier-Chalmas 1880
Or. Teuthida Naef 1916 [squid]
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G. Berryteuthis Naef 1923
G. Dosidicus Steenstrup 1857
Subor. †Glochinomorphina Gordon 1971
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Invalid names: Glochinomorphidae Gordon 1971 [empty]
G. †Jeletzkyteuthis Doyle 1990
Subor. Myopsina d'Orbigny 1841
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Invalid names: Pickfordiateuthidae Voss 1953 [empty]
Subor. Oegopsina d'Orbigny 1845
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G. †Yezoteuthis Tanabe et al. 2006
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Yezoteuthis giganteus Tanabe et al. 2006
Invalid names: Ancistrocheiridae Pfeffer 1912 [empty], Architeuthidae Pfeffer 1900 [empty], Bathyteuthidae Pfeffer 1912 [empty], Batoteuthidae Young and Roper 1968 [empty], Brachioteuthidae Pfeffer 1908 [empty], Chiroteuthidae Gray 1849 [empty], Chtenopterygidae Grimpe 1922 [empty], Cranchiidae Gray 1849 [empty], Cycloteuthidae Naef 1923 [empty], Enoploteuthidae Chun 1910 [empty], Gonatidae Hoyle 1886 [empty], Histioteuthidae Verril 1881 [empty], Jobiniteuthidae Naef 1922 [empty], Lepidoteuthidae Pfeffer 1912 [empty], Lycoteuthidae [empty], Magnapinnidae Vecchione and Young 1998 [empty], Mastigoteuthidae Verrill 1881 [empty], Neotheuthidae Naef 1921 [empty], Octopoteuthidae Berry 1912 [empty], Ommastrephidae Steenstrup 1857 [empty], Onychoteuthidae Gray 1849 [empty], Promachoteuthidae Naef 1912 [empty], Pyroteuthidae Pfeffer 1912 [empty], Thysanoteuthidae Kefferstein 1866 [empty], Walvisteuthidae Nlesis and Nikitina 1986 [empty]
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Triadoteuthis parvula Müller 1967
Invalid names: Sepiolida Fiorini 1981 [empty]
Superor. Decembrachiata Winckworth 1932
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Subor. Teuthina Naef 1916
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Fm. †Eoteuthoidae Košťák 2003
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G. †Eoteuthoides Košťák 2002
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Eoteuthoides caudata Fritsch 1910
Or. †Diplobelida Jeletzky 1965 [belemnite]
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Fm. †Chondroteuthidae Jeletzky 1965
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G. †Chondroteuthis Bode 1933 [belemnite]
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G. †Clarkeiteuthis Fuchs et al. 2013
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Clarkeiteuthis conocauda Quenstedt 1849
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Invalid names: Odontobelus tripartitus Rietschel 1977 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Acanthoteuthis jaeckeli Naef 1922 [synonym]
Fm. †Diplobelidae Naef 1926
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G. †Chalalabelus Jeletzky 1981
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Chalalabelus renniei Spath 1939
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Conoteuthis dupinianus d'Orbigny 1842
Conoteuthis hayakawai Fuchs and Niko 2010
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Diplobelus belemnitoides Zittel 1868
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Pavloviteuthis kabanovi Shimansky 1957
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Tauriconites nikolai Kabanov 1984
G. †Vectibelus Jeletzky 1981
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Vectibelus vectensis Spath 1939
G. †Glochinomorpha Gordon 1971
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Glochinomorpha stifeli Gordon 1971
G. †Jeletzkya Johnson and Richardson 1968
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Jeletzkya douglassae Johnson and Richardson 1968
Or. †Loligosepiida Jeletzky 1965
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Fm. †Geopeltididae Regteren Altena 1949
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G. †Geopeltis van Regteren Altena 1949
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Invalid names: Geoteuthis Naef 1921 [replaced]
Invalid names: Geoteuthidae Naef 1921 [replaced]
Fm. †Leptoteuthididae Naef 1921
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Fm. †Loligosepiidae Regteren Altena 1949
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G. †Loliginites Quenstedt 1849
G. †Loligosepia Quenstedt 1839
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Loligosepia bucklandi Voltz 1840
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Invalid names: Belopeltis acuminatus Voltz 1840 [synonym]
Invalid names: Belopeltis Voltz 1840 [synonym], Geoteuthis Munster 1843 [synonym], Palaeosepia Theodori 1844 [synonym]
G. †Neololigosepia Reitner and Engeser 1982
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Neololigosepia stahleckeri Reitner and Engeser 1982
G. †Parabelopeltis Naef 1921
Invalid names: Belopeltidae Naef 1921 [replaced]
Fm. †Mastigophoridae Engeser and Reitner 1985
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G. †Mastigophora Owen 1856
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Mastigophora stuehmeri Engeser and Reitner 1985
G. †Simoniteuthis Fuchs et al. 2024
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Simoniteuthis michaelyi Fuchs et al. 2024
Invalid names: Necroteuthididae Kretzoi 1942 [empty]
Unr. †Neocoleoidea
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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
Or. Octopoda Leach 1818 [octopus]
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Subor. Cirrata Grimpe 1917
Subor. Incirrata Grimpe 1917
Subor. Incirrina Grimpe 1916
G. †Kapal Martin 1930
Fm. Octopodidae d'Orbigny 1840
Fm. †Palaeoctopodidae Dollo 1912
G. †Proteroctopus Fischer and Riou 1982
Subor. †Teudopseina Storabogatov 1983
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
Fm. †Plesioteuthidae Naef 1921
Or. Vampyromorphida Robson 1929 [vampire squids]
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Fm. †Actinosepiidae Doyle et al. 1994
G. †Nanaimoteuthis Tanabe 2008
G. †Vampyronassa Fischer and Riou 2002
Fm. †Vampyroteuthidae Thiele 1915
G. Vampyroteuthis Chun 1903
Invalid names: Kelaenina Starobogatov 1983 [empty]
G. Onychoteuthis Lichtenstein 1818
Superor. †Palaeoteuthomorpha Bandel et al. 1983
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Or. †Boletzkyida Bandel et al. 1983
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Fm. †Boletzkyidae Bandel et al. 1983
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G. †Boletzkya Bandel et al. 1983
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Boletzkya hunsrueckensis Bandel et al. 1983
Boletzkya longa Bandel et al. 1983
Fm. †Naefiteuthididae Bandel et al. 1983
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G. †Naefiteuthis Bandel et al. 1983
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Naefiteuthis breviphragmoconus Bandel et al. 1983
G. †Pohlsepia Kluessendorf and Doyle 2003
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Pohlsepia mazonensis Kluessendorf and Doyle 2003
Or. †Teuthidea Naef 1916
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Invalid names: Mesoteuthina Naef 1921 [empty]
Invalid names: Belemnomorpha Reitner and Engeser 1982 [empty], Dibranchiata Owen 1836 [synonym], Phragmoteuthidida Jeletzky 1965 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available