Vampyromorphida is an order of cephalopods comprising one extant species (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) and several extinct taxa.

Classification

• Order Vampyromorphida
• ?Suborder †Kelaenina
• Family †Muensterellidae
• Suborder †Prototeuthina
• Family †Loligosepiidae
• Family †Geopeltididae
• Family †Lioteuthididae
• Family †Mastigophoridae
• Suborder †Mesoteuthina
• Family †Palaeololiginidae
• Subfamily †Teudopseinae
• Subfamily †Palaeololigininae
• Suborder Vampyromorphina
• Family Vampyroteuthidae

The following taxa were long considered to belong to Vampyromorphida, but this appears to be incorrect (Fischer & Riou 2002):

• Family †Plesioteuthididae
• Family †Leptotheuthididae
• Family †Trachyteuthididae
• Subfamily †Trachyteuthidinae
• Subfamily †Actinosepiinae

References

• Fischer, Jean-Claude & Riou, Bernard (2002): Vampyronassa rhodanica nov. gen. nov sp., vampyromorphe (Cephalopoda, Coleoidea) du Callovien inférieur de la Voulte-sur-Rhône (Ardèche, France). Annales de Paléontologie 88(1) 1−17. [French with English abstract] (HTML abstract)
• The Taxonomicon: Order Vampyromorphida
• Mikko's Phylogeny Archive: Vampyromorpha