Cranchioidea

{{Short description|Superfamily of molluscs}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Dosidicus gigas.jpg

| image_caption = Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas)

| image2 = Cranchiidae sp.jpg

| image2_caption = Cranchiidae larva

| taxon = Cranchioidea

| authority = Prosch, 1847

| subdivision_ranks = Families

| subdivision = * Cranchiidae

}}

Cranchioidea is a superfamily of squid in the order Oegopsida. They form the most basal clade within the order.{{Cite web |title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cranchioidea Prosch, 1847 |url=https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1454592 |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=www.marinespecies.org |language=en}}

It contains three families, with the following genera:{{Cite journal |last1=Fernández-Álvarez |first1=Fernando Ángel |last2=Taite |first2=Morag |last3=Vecchione |first3=Michael |last4=Villanueva |first4=Roger |last5=Louise |first5=Allcock |title=A phylogenomic look into the systematics of oceanic squids |url=https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/194/4/1212/6377132 |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=academic.oup.com |doi=10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab069|doi-access=free |hdl=10261/267184 |hdl-access=free }}

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Category:Oegopsida

Category:Mollusc superfamilies