Taxonomic Drilldown

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Cephalopoda
Order Teuthida

List of all species - see Taxon profile using the number

Family Ancistrocheiridae
Ancistrocheirus lesueuri (D'Orbigny, 1842 in Férussac and D'Orbigny, 1834-1848)
Family Architeuthidae
Architeuthis sp.
Family Bathyteuthidae
Bathyteuthis abyssicola Hoyle, 1885
Family Batoteuthidae
Batoteuthis skolops Young and Roper, 1968
Family Brachioteuthidae
Brachioteuthis picta Chun, 1910
Brachioteuthis riisei (Steenstrup, 1882)
Brachioteuthis sp.
Family Chiroteuthidae
Chiroteuthis imperator Chun, 1908
Chiroteuthis sp.
Chiroteuthis sp. A
Family Cranchiidae
Cranchiidae sp.
Crystalloteuthis glacialis (Chun, 1906)
Egea inermis Joubin, 1933
Galiteuthis glacialis Chun,1906
Galiteuthis sp.
Helicocranchia sp.
Megalocranchia sp.
Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson, 1925
Taonius pavo (Lesueur, 1821)
Taonius sp.
Taonius sp. B (small)
Taonius sp. B (southern)
Teuthowenia megalops (Prosch, 1847)
Teuthowenia pellucida (Chun, 1910)
Teuthowenia sp.
Family Cycloteuthidae
Discoteuthis sp.
Family Gonatidae
Gonatus antarcticus Lönnberg, 1898
Family Histioteuthidae
Histioteuthis atlantica (Hoyle, 1885)
Histioteuthis bonnellii (Férussac, 1834)
Histioteuthis eltaninae Voss, 1969
Histioteuthis macrohista Voss, 1969
Histioteuthis meleagroteuthis (Chun, 1910)
Histioteuthis miranda (Berry, 1918)
Histioteuthis sp. A
Family Lepidoteuthidae
Lepidoteuthis grimaldii Joubin, 1895
Pholidoteuthis boschmai Adam, 1950
Family Loliginidae
Loligo gahi d'Orbigny, 1835 Patagonian squid
Loligo spp. Common squids
Family Lycoteuthidae
Lycoteuthis lorigera (Steenstrup, 1875)
Family Mastigoteuthidae
Mastigoteuthis psychrophila Nesis, 1977
Mastigoteuthis sp.
Mastigoteuthis sp. A
Family Neoteuthidae
Alluroteuthis antarcticus Odhner, 1923 Antarctic neosquid
Alluroteuthis sp.
Family Octopoteuthidae
Octopoteuthis rugosa Clarke, 1980
Taningia danae Joubin, 1931
Family Ommastrephidae
Illex argentinus (Castellanos, 1960) Argentine shortfin squid
Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae Flying squids
Martialia hyadesi Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 Sevenstar flying squid
Todarodes filippovae Adam, 1975
Todarodes sagittatus (Lamarck, 1798)
Todaropsis eblanae (Ball, 1841)
Family Onychoteuthidae
Kondakovia longimana Filippova, 1972
Moroteuthis ingens (Smith, 1881) Greater Hooked Squid
Moroteuthis knipovitchi Filippova, 1972
Moroteuthis robsoni Adam, 1962
Moroteuthis sp.
Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817)
Family Psychroteuthidae
Psychroteuthis glacialis Thiele, 1920