WoRMS taxon details
Brachioteuthoidea Pfeffer, 1908
1835429 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1835429)
accepted
Superfamily
Cycloteuthoidea Naef, 1923 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Family Brachioteuthidae Pfeffer, 1908
- Family Cycloteuthidae Naef, 1923
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Brachioteuthidae Pfeffer, 1908) Pfeffer, G. (1908). Die Cephalopoden. <em>Nordisches Plankton.</em> 2(part 9)(4): 9–116, 120 figs. [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. Brachioteuthoidea Pfeffer, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1835429 on 2026-02-15
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Nomenclature
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(of Brachioteuthidae Pfeffer, 1908) Pfeffer, G. (1908). Die Cephalopoden. <em>Nordisches Plankton.</em> 2(part 9)(4): 9–116, 120 figs. [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]
