See text Pholidoteuthis is a genus of squid in the monotypic family Pholidoteuthidae, comprising at least two species.

The defunct genus Tetronychoteuthis was previously incorporated into Pholidoteuthidae based upon a singular taxon known as Tetronychoteuthis massyae.

Following the discovery of Pholidoteuthis boschmai in 1950, T. massaye was placed into Pholidoteuthis, with Tetronoychoteuthis considered a nomen dubium.

P. boschmai is now considered a junior synonym of P.

This squid-related article is a stub.