Idiosepiidae
Idiosepiidae, also known as the pygmy squids, is a family of squids in the superorder Decapodiformes. They are the smallest known squids.
| Idiosepiidae | |
|---|---|
| Idiosepius pygmaeus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Superorder: | Decapodiformes |
| Order: | Idiosepida |
| Superfamily: | Idiosepioidea Appellöf, 1898 |
| Family: | Idiosepiidae Appellöf, 1898 |
It is the only family in the monotypic order Idiosepida and the monotypic superfamily Idiosepioidea. Phylogenomic analyses have shown that species in the family Idiosepiidae are sister to all other Decapodiformes.
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