Glass Squid: Family Cranchiidae

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Teuthida
Family: Cranchiidae

The family Cranchiidae contains squid known as glass squid.  There are approximately  60 known species.  Other names for squid in this family are cranch squid or cranchiids.

One of the most famous cranch squid is the colossal squid.

Cite this Page: Nelson, R. 2009. "Glass Squid" (OnLine) UntamedScience. Accessed Feb 04, 2012 at http://www.untamedscience.com/biodiversity/animals/molluscs/cephalopods/squid/glass-squid
Nelson, R.
Rob Nelson (author)
University of Hawaii
Created on: Apr 3rd, 2009
Last updated: Apr 9th, 2011
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Species that exist in this taxonomy

Colossal Squid

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