Heteroteuthidinae | |
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Stoloteuthis leucoptera | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Sepiida |
Family: | Sepiolidae |
Subfamily: | Heteroteuthidinae Appellöf, 1898[1] |
Genera | |
Amphorateuthis |
Heteroteuthidinae is a subfamily of bobtail squid encompassing six genera and 17 recognized species. Unlike the other two subfamilies in Sepiolidae, they are pelagic as adults.[2]