Spirulida is an order of cephalopods comprising one extant species (Spirula spirula) and several extinct taxa.

Fossil record

  • Oldest representative: Carboniferous, though contested: see Shimanskya
  • Oldest uncontested representative: Late Jurassic

Classification

Taxa marked with † are extinct.

  • Order Spirulida Family †Shimanskyidae Suborder †Groenlandibelina Khromov, 1990 Family †Groenlandibelidae Family †Adygeyidae Suborder †Belopterina Engeser, 1998 Family †Belemnoseidae Family †Belopteridae Suborder Spirulina Pompeckj, 1912 Family †Spirulirostridae Family †Spirulirostrinidae Family Spirulidae