Idiosepiidae
Idiosepiidae is a family of squids in the superorder Decapodiformes. It is the only family in the monotypic order Idiosepida and the monotypic superfamily Idiosepioidea.[2] The species in the family Idiosepiidae are related to the cuttlefish in the order Sepiida and the bobtail squid in the order Sepiolida. The family includes the species tropical pigmy squid (Idiosepius pygmaeus).
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| Idiosepius pygmaeus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Superorder: | Decapodiformes |
| Order: | Idiosepida |
| Superfamily: | Idiosepioidea |
| Family: | Idiosepiidae Appellöf, 1898[1] |
Genera
The following genera are recognised in the family Idiosepiidae:[2]
- Idiosepius Steenstrup, 1881
- Xipholeptos Reid & Strugnell, 2018
References
- Appellöf, A. (1898). Cephalopoden von Ternate, 2: Untersuchungen über Idiosepius, Sepiadarium und verwandte formen, ein beitrag zur beleuchtung der heklokotylisation und ihrer systematischen bedeutung. Abhadlungen, Herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen Naturfoschenden Gesellschaft, 24(4), 570–637.
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Idiosepiidae Appellöf, 1898". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
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