Cranchioidea


Cranchioidea is a superfamily of squid in the order Oegopsida. They form the most basal clade within the order.
It contains three families, with the following genera:
  • Superfamily Cranchioidea
  • * Family Cranchiidae
  • ** Subfamily Cranchiinae
  • *** Genus Cranchia
  • *** Genus Leachia
  • *** Genus Liocranchia
  • ** Subfamily Taoniinae
  • *** Genus Bathothauma
  • *** Genus Belonella
  • *** Genus Egea
  • *** Genus Galiteuthis
  • *** Genus Helicocranchia
  • *** Genus Liguriella
  • *** Genus Megalocranchia
  • *** Genus Mesonychoteuthis
  • *** Genus Sandalops
  • *** Genus Taonius
  • *** Genus Teuthowenia
  • * Family Ommastrephidae
  • ** Subfamily Illicinae
  • *:* Genus Illex
  • ** Subfamily Ommastrephinae
  • *** Genus Dosidicus
  • *** Genus Eucleoteuthis
  • *** Genus Hyaloteuthis
  • *** Genus Ommastrephes
  • *** Genus Ornithoteuthis
  • *** Genus Sthenoteuthis
  • ** Subfamily Todarodinae
  • *** Genus Martialia
  • *** Genus Nototodarus
  • *** Genus Todarodes
  • *** Genus Todaropsis
  • * Family Thysanoteuthidae
  • ** Genus ''Thysanoteuthis''