Family Octopodidae d'Orbigny 1840 (octopus)

Cephalopoda - Octopoda - Octopodidae

Parent taxon: Octopodida according to D. Fuchs et al. 2009

See also Boyle and Rodhouse 2005

Sister taxa: Cirrata, Cirrina, Incirrata, Incirrina, Kapal, Octobrachiata, Octopia, Palaeoctopodidae, Proteroctopus, Teudopseina

Subtaxa: Bolcaoctopus Styletoctopus

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Ecology: fast-moving nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Italy (3 collections)

• Cretaceous of Lebanon (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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