Order Cirroctopodida Young 1989 (mollusk)
Alternative spelling: Cirroctopoda
Parent taxon: Octobrachia according to K. Tanabe 2008
See also Doyle et al. 1994
Sister taxa: Octopoda, Prototeuthina, Vampyromorpha
Subtaxa: Paleocirroteuthis
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (3: British Columbia collections), Japan (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence