Subgenus (Chiroteuthis) A. d'Orbigny, 1839

(4-3-5-2-0-7-0-5-2-0-0-0-0)

Acanthoderma C. C. Lu, 1977
(4-3-5-2-0-7-0-5-2-1-0-0-0)
[=Asperoteuthis famelica (S. S. Berry, 1909)]
Ref. Nesis, 1987 p 244

atlanticus K. B. MacDonald & W. J. Clench, 1934
(4-3-5-2-0-7-0-5-2-2-0-0-0)
Ref. Abbott, 1974 p 588

calyx R. E. Young, 1972
(4-3-5-2-0-7-0-5-2-3-0-0-0)
Ref. Abbott, 1974 p 588 d
Kozloff, 1987 p 295
Nesis, 1987 p 248 d

capensis Voss, 1967
(4-3-5-2-0-7-0-5-2-4-0-0-0)
Syn. Bigelowia atlantica K. B. MacDonald & W. J. Clench, 1934
Ref. Nesis, 1987 p 248 d

diaphana A. E. Verrill, 1884
(4-3-5-2-0-7-0-5-2-5-0-0-0)
Ref. Abbott, 1974 p 587 d

famelica S. S. Berry, 1909
(4-3-5-2-0-7-0-5-2-6-0-0-0)
[=Asperoteuthis famelica (S. S. Berry, 1909)]
Ref. Nesis, 1987 p 244

imperator Chun, 1908
(4-3-5-2-0-7-0-5-2-7-0-0-0)
[=Chiroteuthis picteti L. Joubin, 1894]
Ref. Nesis, 1987 p 249

joubini Voss, 1967
(4-3-5-2-0-7-0-5-2-8-0-0-0)
Ref. Nesis, 1987 p 249 d

lacertosa A. E. Verrill, 1881
(4-3-5-2-0-7-0-5-2-9-0-0-0)
Ref. Abbott, 1974 p 587 d
[see also as Subspecies under Species veranyi]

macrosoma C. Goodrich, 1896
(4-3-5-2-0-7-0-5-2-10-0-0-0)
[=Chiroteuthis picteti L. Joubin, 1894]
Ref. Nesis, 1987 p 249

picteti L. Joubin, 1894
(4-3-5-2-0-7-0-5-2-11-0-0-0)
Syn. Chiroteuthis imperator Chun, 1908;
Chiroteuthis macrosoma C. Goodrich, 1896
Ref. Nesis, 1987 p 249

veranyi (J. B. Ferussac, 1835) [T]
(4-3-5-2-0-7-0-5-2-12-0-0-0)
Ref. Abbott, 1974 p 587
Nesis, 1987 p 241,248 d

lacertosa A. E. Verrill, 1881
(4-3-5-2-0-7-0-5-2-12-1-0-0)
Ref. Nesis, 1987 p 248 d
[see also as Species]

veranyi (J. B. Ferussac, 1835)
(4-3-5-2-0-7-0-5-2-12-2-0-0)
Ref. Nesis, 1987 p 248 d