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Octopodidae

Cephalopoda - Octobrachia - Octopodidae

Taxonomy
Octopodidae was named by d'Orbigny (1840). It is extant.

It was assigned to Incirrina by Boyle and Rodhouse (2005); and to Octopodida by Fuchs et al. (2009).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Octopodidae d'Orbigny
2005Octopodidae Boyle and Rodhouse p. 345
2009Octopodidae Fuchs et al. p. 73

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
Neocoleoidea
superorderVampyropodavon Boletzky 1992
orderOctobrachia(Fiorini 1981)
orderOctopodaLeach 1818
familyOctopodidaed'Orbigny 1840
familyOctopodidaed'Orbigny 1840

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Octopodidae d'Orbigny 1840
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G. †Styletoctopus Fuchs et al. 2009
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Styletoctopus annae Fuchs et al. 2009
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:28:52
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:28:52
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Styletoctopus annae (60311)