Squid

Squid Temporal range: (at least) Late Cretaceous–Recent[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
European squid
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Superorder:	Decapodiformes
Order:	Teuthida A. Naef, 1916
Suborders
Plesioteuthididae (incertae sedis) Myopsida Oegopsida

Squid are cephalopods of the order Teuthida. They are the sister group to the octopods. Squid are carnivores, but they are also hunted as prey. The largest squid, the giant squid and colossal squid, are eaten by sperm whales and sleeper sharks.^[2]

There are about 300 species of squid.

1. ↑ Tanabe, K.; Hikida, Y.; Iba, Y. (2006). "Two Coleoid Jaws from the Upper Cretaceous of Hokkaido, Japan". Journal of Paleontology. 80 (1): 138–145. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2006)080[0138:TCJFTU]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 130583140.
2. ↑ O'Shea S. 2003. Giant squid and colossal squid fact sheet. The Octopus News Magazine Online. [1]