Vampyroteuthidae Explained

Vampyroteuthidae is a family of vampyromorph cephalopods containing the extant vampire squid, Vampyroteuthis infernalis, and the extinct genera Necroteuthis, Provampyroteuthis and Vampyronassa.[1] [2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Kanie . Y. . 1998 . New vampyromorph (Coleoidea: Cephalopoda) jaw apparatuses from the Late Cretaceous of Japan . Bulletin of Gunma Museum of Natural History . 2 . 23–34 .
  2. Košťák . M. . Schlögl . J. . Fuchs . D. . Holcová . K. . Hudáčková . N. . Culka . A. . Fözy . I. . Tomašových . A. . Milovský . R. . Šurka . J. . Mazuch . M. . 2021 . Fossil evidence for vampire squid inhabiting oxygen-depleted ocean zones since at least the Oligocene . Communications Biology . 4 . 1 . 216 . 10.1038/s42003-021-01714-0 . free. 33603225 . 7893013 .
  3. Rowe . A.J. . Kruta . I. . Landman . N.H. . Villier . L. . Fernandez . V. . Rouget . I. . 2022 . Exceptional soft-tissue preservation of Jurassic Vampyronassa rhodanica provides new insights on the evolution and palaeoecology of vampyroteuthids . Scientific Reports . 12 . 1 . 8292 . 10.1038/s41598-022-12269-3 . free. 35739131 . 9225997 . 2022NatSR..12.8292R .

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