Class Cephalopoda Cuvier, 1795 - cephalopods
Subclass Coleoidea Bather, 1888
Superorder Vampyropoda Boletzky, 1992
see Superorder Octopodiformes Young et al., 1998
Order Vampyromorpha Grimpe, 1917 - vampire squids
see Order Vampyromorphida Pickford, 1939
Suborder †Prototeuthina Naef, 1921
1 Family †Loligosepiidae Van Regteren Altena, 1949
2 Family †Plesioteuthididae Naef, 1921
3 Family †Geopeltididae Van Regteren Altena, 1949
4 Family †Leptotheuthididae Naef, 1921
5 Family †Lioteuthididae Naef, 1922
6 Family †Mastigophoridae Engeser & Reitner, 1985