†family Palaeoctopodidae Dollo 1912 (octopus)
Cephalopoda - Octopoda - Palaeoctopodidae
Parent taxon: Octopodida according to D. Fuchs et al. 2009
See also Doyle et al. 1994 and Fuchs et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Cirrata, Cirrina, Incirrata, Incirrina, Kapal, Octobrachiata, Octopia, Octopodidae, Proteroctopus, Teudopseina
Subtaxa: Keuppia Palaeoctopus
Ecology: fast-moving nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences