Octopodiformes
Appearance
Octopodiformes Temporal range:
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Octopus vulgaris | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
(unranked): | Neocoleoidea |
Superorder: | Octopodiformes Berthold & Engeser, 1987 |
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Octopodiformes is a group of cephalopods with eight arms and no skeletal structure. They include Octopods and the Vampire squid.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Kluessendorf, J.; Doyle, P. (2000). "Pohlsepia Mazonensis, an Early 'Octopus' from the Carboniferous of Illinois, USA". Palaeontology. 43 (5): 919. doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00155. S2CID 128889246.
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