WoRMS name details
Cycloteuthoidea Naef, 1923
1545782 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1545782)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Superfamily
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cycloteuthidae Naef, 1923) Naef, A. (1921-1923). Die Cephalopoden. <em>Fauna e Flora de Golfo di Napoli.</em> Monograph 35, 1(1) (part 1): 1–148, pls 1–56 [1921]; 1(1) part 2: 149-863 [1923]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32093849
page(s): 312 [details]
page(s): 312 [details]
Nomenclature Fernández-Álvarez et al. (2021) treated Cycloteuthoidea as a superfamily including the families Brachioteuthidae and...
Nomenclature Fernández-Álvarez et al. (2021) treated Cycloteuthoidea as a superfamily including the families Brachioteuthidae and Cycloteuthidae. However, under Art. 36, the name of the superfamily should be Brachioteuthoidea. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cycloteuthoidea Naef, 1923. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1545782 on 2026-06-05
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(of Cycloteuthidae Naef, 1923) Naef, A. (1921-1923). Die Cephalopoden. <em>Fauna e Flora de Golfo di Napoli.</em> Monograph 35, 1(1) (part 1): 1–148, pls 1–56 [1921]; 1(1) part 2: 149-863 [1923]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32093849
page(s): 312 [details]
basis of record Fernández-Álvarez, F. Á.; Taite, M.; Vecchione, M.; Villanueva, R.; Allcock, A. L. (2021). A phylogenomic look into the systematics of oceanic squids (order Oegopsida). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 194(4): 1212-1235., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab069 [details]
page(s): 312 [details]
basis of record Fernández-Álvarez, F. Á.; Taite, M.; Vecchione, M.; Villanueva, R.; Allcock, A. L. (2021). A phylogenomic look into the systematics of oceanic squids (order Oegopsida). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 194(4): 1212-1235., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab069 [details]
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Nomenclature Fernández-Álvarez et al. (2021) treated Cycloteuthoidea as a superfamily including the families Brachioteuthidae and Cycloteuthidae. However, under Art. 36, the name of the superfamily should be Brachioteuthoidea. [details]
