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Ommastrephidae Steenstrup, 1857

111256 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:111256)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Cephalopoda (Class)
  5. Oegopsida (Order)
  6. Ommastrephidae (Family)
accepted
Family
Oegopsida
Ommatostrephidae · unaccepted

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  1. Genus Dosidicus Steenstrup, 1857
  2. Genus Eucleoteuthis Berry, 1916
  3. Genus Hyaloteuthis Gray, 1849
  4. Genus Illex Steenstrup, 1880
  5. Genus Martialia Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889
  6. Genus Nototodarus Pfeffer, 1912
  7. Genus Ommastrephes d'Orbigny [in 1834-1847], 1834
  8. Genus Ornithoteuthis Okada, 1927
  9. Genus Rhynchoteuthis d'Orbigny, 1847
  10. Genus Sthenoteuthis Verrill, 1880
  11. Genus Todarodes Steenstrup, 1880
  12. Genus Todaropsis Girard, 1890
  13. Genus Dosidiscus accepted as Dosidicus Steenstrup, 1857
  14. Genus Lolimnites Risso, 1854 accepted as Ommastrephes d'Orbigny [in 1834-1847], 1834 (synonym)
  15. Genus Notodarus Naef, 1921 accepted as Nototodarus Pfeffer, 1912
  16. Genus Omastrephes d'Orbigny, 1840 † accepted as Ommastrephes d'Orbigny [in 1834-1847], 1834
  17. Genus Ommasthrephes accepted as Ommastrephes d'Orbigny [in 1834-1847], 1834
  18. Genus Ommastrephus Desmarest in Chenu, 1858 † accepted as Ommastrephes d'Orbigny [in 1834-1847], 1834
  19. Genus Ommatostrephe Johnston, 1891 † accepted as Ommastrephes d'Orbigny [in 1834-1847], 1834
  20. Genus Ommatostrephes Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Ommastrephes d'Orbigny [in 1834-1847], 1834
  21. Genus Ommatostrephes Loven, 1845 accepted as Ommastrephes d'Orbigny [in 1834-1847], 1834 (emmendation of Ommastrephes)
  22. Genus Ommatostrephis Naef, 1921 † accepted as Ommastrephes d'Orbigny [in 1834-1847], 1834
  23. Genus Ommostrephes Gray, 1840 accepted as Ommastrephes d'Orbigny [in 1834-1847], 1834
  24. Genus Rhynchotenthis Collinge, 1893 † accepted as Rhynchoteuthis d'Orbigny, 1847
  25. Genus Sagittatus Risso, 1854 accepted as Todarodes Steenstrup, 1880 (synonym)
  26. Genus Stenoteuthis Crosse, 1884 accepted as Sthenoteuthis Verrill, 1880
  27. Genus Symplectoteuthis Pfeffer, 1900 accepted as Sthenoteuthis Verrill, 1880 (synonym)
  28. Genus Cycria Gray, 1849 (uncertain, unassessed)
  29. Genus Ommastostrephes (uncertain, unassessed)
marine
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2026). Ommastrephidae Steenstrup, 1857. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111256 on 2026-08-08
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2025-10-15 18:53:24Z
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Edkins, Keith

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

basis of record WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

taxonomy source WoRMS, available online at https://www.marinespecies.org/
note: accessed 2025-10-16 [details] 

extant flag source as per included genera [details] 

habitat flag source Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class) > Coleoidea (Subclass) > Teuthoidea (Order) > Oegopsida (Suborder) > Ommastrephidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Cephalopods, marine (characteristics of class) (Parker) [details]
To WoRMS 
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