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