Squid
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| Squid are members of the class Cephalopoda, subclass Coleoidea, the two orders, Myopsida and Oegopsida(including giant squid such as Architeuthis dux). A valid Teuthida would have been the largest cephalopod order with around 300 species classified into 29 families. The orders Myopsida and Oegopsida are classified in the superorder Decapodiformes(from the Greek for "ten legs"). Two other orders of decapodiform cephalopods are also called squid, although they are taxonomically distinct from squids and differ recognizably in their gross anatomical features. They are the bobtail squid of order Sepiolida and the ram's horn squid of the monotypic order Spirulida. The vampire squid, however, is more closely related to the octopuses than to any squid.
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| Bigfin reef squid | Caribbean reef squid | Chiroteuthis picteti | Colossal squid |
| Firefly squid | Giant squid | Glass squid | Japanese flying squid |
| Purpleback flying squid | Spear squid | Swordtip squid | |
