- Vampyroteuthidae
Taxobox
fossil_range =Middle Jurassic —Recent
name = Vampyroteuthidae
image_caption = "Vampyronassa rhodanica "
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Mollusca
classis =Cephalopod a
subclassis =Coleoidea
superordo =Octopodiformes
ordo =Vampyromorphida
subordo = Vampyromorphina
subordo_authority =Grimpe , 1917
familia = Vampyroteuthidae
familia_authority = Thiele "in" Chun, 1915
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision =†"Vampyronassa "
"Vampyroteuthis "
synonyms =Vampyroteuthidae is a family of vampyromorph
cephalopod s comprising the extantVampire Squid , "Vampyroteuthis infernalis", and the extinct "Vampyronassa rhodanica" from theMiddle Jurassic .References
* Fischer, J.-C. & B. Riou 2002. "Vampyronassa rhodanica" nov. gen. nov sp., vampyromorphe (Cephalopoda, Coleoidea) du Callovien inférieur de la Voulte-sur-Rhône (Ardèche, France). "Annales de Paléontologie" 88(1): 1–17. [French with English abstract] DOI|10.1016/S0753-3969(02)01037-6
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