Idiosepiidae
Sign in to saveIdiosepiidae, also known as the pygmy squids, is a family of squids in the superorder Decapodiformes. They are the smallest known squids.
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It is catalogued under topics including Cephalopod families, Decapodiformes and Idiosepiidae.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
pygmy cuttlefishes
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassCephalopoda
- OrderIdiosepida
- FamilyIdiosepiidae
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- Idiosepius
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Description
- Distribution and ecology
- Genera
- References
Idiosepiidae, also known as the pygmy squids, is a family of squids in the superorder Decapodiformes. They are the smallest known squids.
It is the only family in the monotypic order Idiosepida and the monotypic superfamily Idiosepioidea. Phylogenomic analyses have shown that species in the family Idiosepiidae are sister to all other Decapodiformes.
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