DECAPODIFORMES Young, Vecchione & Donovan, 1998
(a superorder of molluscs)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
MYOPSIDA
an order of molluscs
Order 1 subtaxa 15 images
LOLIGINIDAE
squids
Family 1 subtaxa 15 images
Loligo
squids
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 15 images
SEPIIDA
an order of molluscs
Order 2 subtaxa 28 images 1 ident. refs
SEPIIDAE
cuttlefish
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 		Family 2 subtaxa 28 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SuperorderDECAPODIFORMES (a superorder of molluscs)
SubclassCOLEOIDEA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassCEPHALOPODA (octopuses, cuttlefishes and squids)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

DECAPODIFORMES (a superorder of molluscs) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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