Squid: Order Teuthida

Squid are Cephalopods and are divided up into two primary groups (suborders) the Myopsina and the Oegopsina.  There are approximately 300 total species of squid in 29 families.  The following is a brief list.

Suborder Myopsina

• Family Australiteuthidae
• Family Loliginidae - Calamari and Grass Squid

Suborder Myopsina

• Family Acnistrocheiridae - Sharpear Enope Squid
• Family Bathyteuthidae
• Family Batoteuthidae - Bush-club Squid
• Family Brachioteuthidae
• Family Chiroteuthidae
• Family  Chtenopterygidae - Comb-finned Squid
• Family  Cranchiidae - Glass Squid (Colossal Squid)
• Family Cycolteuthidae
• Family  Enoploteuthidae
• Family  Gonatidae - Armhook Squid
• Family  Histioteuthidae - Jewel Squid
• Family  Joubiniteuthidae - Joubin's Squid
• Family  Lepidoteuthidae - Grimaldi Scaled Squid
• Family  Lycoteuthidae
• Family  Magnapinnidae - Bigfin Squid
• Family  Mastigoteuthidae - Whip-lash Squid
• Family  Neoteuthidae
• Family  Octopoteuthidae
• Family  Ommastrephidae - Flying Squid
• Family  Onychoteuthidae - Hooked Squid
• Family  Pholidoteuthidae
• Family  Promachoteuthidae
• Family  Psychroteuthidae - Glacial Squid
• Family  Pyroteuthidae - Fire Squid
• Family  Thysanoteuthidae - Rhomboid Squid
• Family  Walvisteuthidae