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6. CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENERA OF RECENT CEPHALOPODS

(Adapted from Voss, 1977)

CLASS CEPHALOPODA Cuvier, 1798 Subfamily Pyroteuthinae Pfeffer, 1912 Subclass NAUTILOIDEA Agassiz, 1847 Pyroteuthis Hoyle, 1904 FamiIy Nautilidae Blainville, 1825 Pterygioteuthis Fischer, 1896 Nautilus Linnaeus, 1758 Family Octopoteuthidae Berry, 1912 Subclass COLEOIDEA Bather, 1888 Óctopoteuthis Rüppell, 1844 Order SEPIOIDEA Naef, 1916 Taningia Joubin, 1931 Family Spirulidae Owen, 1836 Family Onychuteuthidae Gray, 1849 Spirula Lamarck, 1801 Onychoteuthis Lichtenstein, 1818 Family Sepiidae Keferstein, 1866 Onykia LeSueur, 1821 Sepia Linnaeus, 1758 Chaunoteuthis Appellöf, 1890 Sepiella Gray, 1849 Ancistroteuthis Gray, 1849 Family Sepiadariidae Naef, 1912 Moroteuthis Verrill, 1881 Sepiadarium Steenstrup, 1881 Kondakovia Filippova, 1972 Sepioloidea Orbigny, 1840 Family Cycloteuthidae Naef, 1923 Family Sepiolidae Leach, 1817 Cycloteuthis Joubin, 1919 Subfamily Rossiinae Appellöf, 1898 Discoteuthis Young & Roper, 1969 Rossia Owen, 1834 Family Gonatidae Hoyle, 1886 Semirossia Steenstrup, 1887 Gonatus Gray, 1849 Neorossia Boletzky, 1971 Gonatopsis Sasaki, 1920 Subfamily Heteroteuthinae Berryteuthis Naef, 1921 Heteroteuthis Gray, 1849 Family Psychroteuthidae Thiele, 1921 Nectoteuthis Verrill, 1883 Psychroteuthis Thiele, 1921 Iridoteuthis Naef, 1912 Family Lepidoteuthidae Naef, 1912 Stoloteuthis Verrill, 1881 Lepidoteuthis Joubin, 1895 Sepiolina Naef, 1912 Pholidoteuthis Adam, 1950 Subfamily Sepiolinae Appellöf, 1898 Tetronychoteuthis Pfeffer, 1988 Sepiola Leach, 1817 Family Architeuthidae Pfeffer, 1900 Euprymna Steenstrup, 1887 Architeuthis Steenstrup, 1857 Rondeletiola Naef, 1921 Family Histioteuthidae Verrill, 1881 Sepietta Naef, 1912 Histioteuthis Orbigny, 1841 Inioteuthis Verrill, 1881 Family Neoteuthidae Naef, 1921 Family Idiosepiidae Appellöf, 1898 Alluroteuthis Odhner, 1923 Idiosepius Steenstrup, 1881 Neoteuthis Naef, 1921 Order TEUTHOIDEA Naef, 1916 Family Bathyteuthidae Pfeffer, 1900 Suborder MYOPSIDA Orbigny, 1845 Bathyteuthis Hoyle, 1885 Family Pickfordiateuthidae Voss, 1953 Family Ctenopterygidae Grimpe, 1922 Pickfordiateuthis Voss, 1953 Ctenopteryx Appellöf, 1899 Family Loliginidae Steenstrup, 1861 Family Brachioteuthidae Pfeffer, 1908 Loligo Schneider, 1784 Brachioteuthis Verrill, 1881 Doryteuthis Naef, 1912 Family Batoteuthidae Young & Roper, 1968 Lolliguncula Steenstrup, 1881 Batoteuthis Young & Roper, 1968 Sepioteuthis Blainville, 1824 Family Ommastrephidae Steenstrup, 1857 Alloteuthis Wülker, 1920 Subfamily Illicinae Uroteuthis Rehder, 1945 Illex Steenstrup, 1880 Loliolus Steenstrup, 1856 Todaropsis Girard, 1890 Loliolopsis Berry, 1929 Subfamily Todarodinae Suborder OEGOPSIDA Orbigny, 1845 Todarodes Steenstrup, 1880 Family Lycoteuthidae Pfeffer, 1908 Nototodarus Pfeffer, 1912 Subfamily Lycoteuthinae Pfeffer, 1908 Martialia Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 Lycoteuthis Pfeffer, 1908 Subfamily Ommastrephinae Selenoteuthis Voss, 1958 Ommastrephes Orbigny, 1835 Nematolampas Berry, 1913 Dosidicus Steenstrup, 1857 Subfamily Lampadioteuthinae Berry, 1916 Symplectoteuthis Pfeffer, 1900 Lampadioteuthis Berry, 1916 Ornithoteuthis Okada, 1927 Family Enoploteuthidae Pfeffer, 1980 Hyaloteuthis Gray, 1849 Subfamily Enoploteuthinae Pfeffer, 1912 Family Thysanateuthidae Keferstein, 1866 Enoploteuthis Orbigny, 1839 Thysanoteuthis Troschel, 1857 Abralia Gray, 1849 Cirrobrachium Hoyle, 1904 Abraliopsis Joubin, 1896 Family Chiroteuthidae Grav. 1849 Watasenia Ishikawa, 1913 Chiroteuthis Orbigny, 1839 Subfamily Ancistrocheirinae Pfeffer, 1912 Valbyteuthis Joubin, 1931 Ancistrocheirus Gray, 1849 Family Mastigoteuthidae Verrill, 1881 Thelidioteuthis Pfeffer, 1908 Mastigoteuthis Verrill, 1881 - 228 -

Family Promachoteuthidae Naef, 1912 Family Amphitretidae Hoyle, 1886 Promachoteuthis Hoyle, 1885 Amphitretus Hoyle, 1885 Family Grimalditeuthidae Pfeffer, 1900 Family Idioctopodidae Taki, 1962 Grimalditeuthis Joubin, 1898 Idioctopus Taki, 1962 Family Joubiniteuthidae Naef, 1922 Family Vitreledonellidae Robson Joubiniteuthis Berry, 1920 Vitreledonella Joubin, 1918 Family Cranchiidae Prosch, 1849 Family Octopodidae Orbigny 1845 Subfamily Cranchiinae Prosch, 1849 Subfamily Octopodinae Grimpe, 1921 Cranchia Leach, 1817 Octopus Lamarck, 1798 Leachia LeSueur, 1821 Enteroctopus Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 Liocranchia Pfeffer, 1884 Danoctopus Joubin, 1933 Subfamily Taoniinae Pfeffer, 1912 Cistopus Gray, 1849 Taonius Steenstrup, 1861 Robsonella Adam, 1938 Egea Joubin, 1933 Scaeurgus Troschel, 1857 Sandalops Chun, 1906 Pteroctopus Fisher, 1882 Liguriella Issel, 1908 Hapalochlaena Robson, 1929 Teuthowenia Chun, 1910 Berrya Adam, 1939 Megalocranchia Pfeffer, 1884 Euaxoctopus Voss, 1971 Helicocranchia Massy, 1907 Subfamily Eledoninae Gray, 1849 Galiteuthis Joubin, 1898 Eledone Leach, 1817 Bathothauma Chun, 1906 Pareledone Robson, 1932 Mesonychoteuthis Robson, 1925 Thaumeledone Robson, 1930 Order VAMPYROMORPHA Pickford, 1939 Bentheledone Robson,1932 Family Vampymteuthidae Thiele, 1915 Subfamily Bathypolypodinae Robson Vampyroteuthis Chun, 1903 Bathypolypus Grimpe, 1921 Order OCTOPODA Leach, 1818 Graneledone Joubin, 1918 Suborder CIRRATA Grimpe, 1916 Benthoctopus Grimpe, 1921 Family Cirroteuthidae Keferstein, 1866 Teretoctopus Robson, 1929 Cirroteuthis Eschricht, 1838 Grimpella Robson, 1928 Cirrothauma Chun, 1911 Haptochlaena Grimpe, 1922 Family Stauroteuthidae Grimpe, 1916 Tetracheledone Voss, 1955 Stauroteuthis Verrill, 1879 Family Tremoctopodidae Brock, 1882 Grimpoteuthis Robson, 1932 Tremoctopus Delle Chiaje, 1829 Chunioteuthis Grimpe, 1916 Family Ocythoidae Gray, 1849 Froekenia Hoyle, 1904 Ocythoe Rafinesque, 1814 Family Opisthoteuthidae Verrill, 1896 Family Argonautidae Naef, 1912 Opisthoteuthis Verrill, 1883 Argonauta Linnaeus, 1758 Suborder INCIRRATA Grimpe, 1916 Family Alloposidae Verrill, 1882 Family Bolitaenidae Chun, 1911 Alloposus Verrill, 1880 Bolitaena Steenstrup, 1859 Japetella Hoyle, 1885 Eledonella Verrill, 1884 Dorsopsis Thore, 1949

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