Cranchioidea

Cranchioidea is a superfamily of squid in the order Oegopsida. They form the most basal clade within the order.

It contains three families, with the following genera: Superfamily Cranchioidea Family Cranchiidae Subfamily Cranchiinae Genus Cranchia Genus Leachia Genus Liocranchia Subfamily Taoniinae Genus Bathothauma Genus Belonella Genus Egea Genus Galiteuthis Genus Helicocranchia Genus Liguriella Genus Megalocranchia Genus Mesonychoteuthis Genus Sandalops Genus Taonius Genus Teuthowenia Family Ommastrephidae Subfamily Illicinae Genus Illex Subfamily Ommastrephinae Genus Dosidicus Genus Eucleoteuthis Genus Hyaloteuthis Genus Ommastrephes Genus Ornithoteuthis Genus Sthenoteuthis Subfamily Todarodinae Genus Martialia Genus Nototodarus Genus Todarodes Genus Todaropsis Family Thysanoteuthidae Genus Thysanoteuthis