Cranch Squids - Family: Cranchiidae
Subfamily: Cranchiinae
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Rough Cranch Squid - Cranchia scabra
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Pacific Cranch Squid - Leachia pacifica
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Subfamily: Taoniinae
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Heliocranchia sp. (possible occurrence)
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Megalocranchia sp. (possible occurrence)
Sandalops sp. (possible occurrence)
Taxonomy:
Phylum: Mollusca (Molluscs)
> Class: Cephaloppoda (Cephalopods)
> Subclass: Coleoidea (Octopuses, Squids and Cuttlefishes)
> Superorder: Decapodiformes (Squids and Cuttlefishes)
> Order: Oegopsida (Pelagic Squids)
> Superfamily: Cranchioidea (Cranch Squids and Flying Squids)
> Family: Cranchiidae (Cranch Squids)
> Subfamily: Cranchiinae (Cranchiine Squids)
> Genus: Cranchia
> Species: C. scabra - Rough Cranch Squid
> Genus: Leachia
> Species: L. pacifica - Pacific Cranch Squid
> Subfamily: Taoniinae (Taoniine Squids)
> Genus: Heliocranchia (Piglet Squids) ^
> Species: ?
> Genus: Megalocranchia ^
> Species: ?
> Genus: Sandalops ^
> Species: ?
^ = possibly
* = likely
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