Taxa

Vampyroteuthidae

Family

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General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Vampyroteuthidae." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/family-vampyroteuthidae.

APA Style

Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Vampyroteuthidae. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/family-vampyroteuthidae

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-vampyroteuthidae,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Vampyroteuthidae},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/family-vampyroteuthidae},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

Vampyroteuthidae is a family of vampyromorph cephalopods, order Vampyromorphida, containing the extant vampire squid, Vampyroteuthis infernalis, together with the extinct genera Necroteuthis, Provampyroteuthis and Vampyronassa. The family holds four genera in total, one living and three known only from fossils.

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