Biota (Life)
Eukaryote (Eukarya)
Podiata
Unikont (Unikonta)
Opisthokont (Opisthokonta)
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa (Choanozoa)
Animal (Animalia)
Metazoa
Epitheliozoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Nephrozoa (Eubilateria)
Protostome (Protostomia)
Spiralia (Spiralians)
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca (Molluscs)
Cephalopod (Cephalopods)
Coleoidea
Neocoleoidea
Decapodiformes (Decabrachia)
Oegopsida
Chiroteuthoidea
Whip-lash squid (Mastigoteuthidae)
Children (3 direct children, 3 direct and indirect children):
Magnoteuthis magna
Magnoteuthis microlucens
Magnoteuthis osheai