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Octobrachia
Taxonomy
Octobrachia was named by Fiorini (1981). It is extant.
It was reranked as the order Octobrachia by Jattiot et al. (2015), Whalen and Landman (2022).
It was assigned to Coleoidea by Doyle et al. (1994), Fuchs and Schweigert (2018); to Vampyropoda by Jattiot et al. (2015), Whalen and Landman (2022); and to Neocoleoidea by Boyle and Rodhouse (2005), Hoffmann et al. (2022).
It was reranked as the order Octobrachia by Jattiot et al. (2015), Whalen and Landman (2022).
It was assigned to Coleoidea by Doyle et al. (1994), Fuchs and Schweigert (2018); to Vampyropoda by Jattiot et al. (2015), Whalen and Landman (2022); and to Neocoleoidea by Boyle and Rodhouse (2005), Hoffmann et al. (2022).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1981 | Octobrachia Fiorini |
| 1994 | Octobrachia Doyle et al. p. 7 |
| 2005 | Octobrachia Boyle and Rodhouse p. 344 |
| 2015 | Octobrachia Jattiot et al. p. 158 |
| 2018 | Octobrachia Fuchs and Schweigert p. 207 |
| 2022 | Octobrachia Hoffmann et al. |
| 2022 | Octobrachia Whalen and Landman |
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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.
Superor. Octobrachia Fiorini 1981
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Or. Cirroctopodida Young 1989
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G. †Paleocirroteuthis Tanabe 2008
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†Paleocirroteuthis haggarti Tanabe 2008
†Paleocirroteuthis pacifica Tanabe 2008
Or. Octopoda Leach 1818 [octopus]
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Subor. Cirrata Grimpe 1917
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Invalid names: Cirroteuthidae Kefferstein 1866 [empty], Opisthoteuthidae Verrill 1896 [empty]
Subor. Incirrata Grimpe 1917
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Superfm. Argonautoidea Cantraine 1841
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Fm. Argonautidae Tryon 1879
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G. Argonauta Linnaeus 1758
Subfm. Argonautinae Tryon 1879
Subfm. †Mizuhobariinae Noda et al. 1986
Subor. Incirrina Grimpe 1916
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Invalid names: Alloposidae Verrill 1881 [empty], Amphitretidae Hoyle 1886 [empty], Bolitaenidae Chun 1911 [empty], Idioctopodidae Taki 1962 [empty], Ocythoidae Gray 1849 [empty], Tremoctopodidae Tryon 1879 [empty], Vitreledonellidae Robson 1932 [empty]
G. †Kapal Martin 1930
Fm. Octopodidae d'Orbigny 1840
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Fm. †Palaeoctopodidae Dollo 1912
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G. †Keuppia Fuchs et al. 2009
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†Keuppia hyperbolaris Fuchs et al. 2009
†Keuppia levante Fuchs et al. 2009
G. †Palaeoctopus Woodward 1896
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Invalid names: Calais Woodward 1896 [replaced], Parateudopsis Engeser and Reitner 1986 [synonym]
G. †Proteroctopus Fischer and Riou 1982
Subor. †Teudopseina Storabogatov 1983
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Superfm. †Muensterelloidea Roger 1952
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Fm. †Enchoteuthidae Larson 2010
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G. †Enchoteuthis Miller and Walker 1968
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Invalid names: Kansasteuthis Miller and Walker 1968 [synonym]
G. †Niobrarateuthis Miller 1957
Invalid names: Tusoteuthis Logan 1898 [nomen dubium], Tusoteuthis longa Logan 1898 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Muensterellidae Roger 1952
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G. †Celaenoteuthis Naef 1922
G. †Engeseriteuthis Fuchs et al. 2019
G. †Etchesia Fuchs 2017
G. †Listroteuthis Naef 1922
G. †Muensterellina Fuchs et al. 2019
G. †Tyrionella Fuchs et al. 2019
Invalid names: Kelaenidae Naef 1921 [replaced]
Fm. †Patelloctopodidae Fuchs and Schweigert 2018
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G. †Patelloctopus Fuchs and Schweigert 2018
G. †Pearceiteuthis Hewitt and Jagt 1999
Fm. †Palaeololiginidae Naef 1922
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G. †Marekites Košťák 2002
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†Marekites nebrodensis Fuchs et al. 2017
†Marekites vinarensis Fritsch 1910
G. †Palaeololigo Naef 1921
G. †Rachiteuthis Fuchs 2006
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†Rachiteuthis acutali Jattiot et al. 2015
†Rachiteuthis donovani Fuchs 2006
Fm. †Trachyteuthididae Naef 1922
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G. †Glyphiteuthis Reuss 1854
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†Glyphiteuthis abisaadiorum Fuchs and Weis 2009
†Glyphiteuthis freijii Fuchs and Larson 2011
†Glyphiteuthis libanotica Fraas 1878
†Glyphiteuthis minor Fritsch and Schlönbach 1872
†Glyphiteuthis ornata Reuss 1854
†Glyphiteuthis rhinophora Fuchs et al. 2010
Invalid names: Libanoteuthis Kretzoi 1942 [synonym], Paraglyphiteuthis Košťák 2002 [synonym]
G. †Trachyteuthis
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†Trachyteuthis bacchiai Fuchs and Larson 2011
†Trachyteuthis hastiformis Rüppell 1829
Invalid names: Coccoteuthis Owen 1855 [synonym], Voltzia Schevill 1950 [synonym]
Invalid names: Kalaenidae Naef 1921 [empty]
Invalid names: Cirrina Grimpe 1916 [empty], Octobrachiata Winchworth 1932 [empty], Octopia Gray 1849 [empty]
Subor. †Prototeuthina Naef 1921
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Fm. †Plesioteuthidae Naef 1921
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G. †Boreopeltis Engeser and Reitner 1985
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†Boreopeltis helgolandiae Engeser and Reitner 1985
†Boreopeltis ifrimae Fuchs and Stinnesbeck 2021
†Boreopeltis sagittata Naef 1921
†Boreopeltis smithi Fuchs and Larson 2011
G. †Dorateuthis Woodward 1883
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†Dorateuthis syriaca Woodward 1883
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Invalid names: Curculionites senonicus Kolbe 1888 [synonym], Geophilus senonicus Kolbe 1888 [synonym], Sepialites sahilalmae Naef 1922 [synonym]
G. †Maioteuthis Reitner and Engeser 1982
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†Maioteuthis damesi Engeser and Reitner 1985
†Maioteuthis morroensis Reitner and Engeser 1982
Or. Vampyromorpha Robson 1929 [vampire squids]
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Fm. †Actinosepiidae Doyle et al. 1994
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G. †Actinosepia Whiteaves 1897
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†Actinosepia canadensis Whiteaves 1897
†Actinosepia landmani Larson 2010
†Actinosepia mapesi Larson 2010
G. †Nanaimoteuthis Tanabe 2008
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†Nanaimoteuthis jeletzkyi Tanabe 2008
†Nanaimoteuthis yokotai Tanabe and Hikida 2010
Fm. †Vampyroteuthidae Thiele 1915
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Invalid names: Kelaenina Starobogatov 1983 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Tenuicostatum to the top of the Zanclean or 184.20000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 182.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 182.9 Ma
Collections (114 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Toarcian | Luxembourg | Octobrachia indet. (233565) | |
| Falciferum | Luxembourg | Teudopsis bollensis (228290) Teudopsis sp. (233564) | |
| Falciferum | France | Paraplesioteuthis sagittata (169109) | |
| Falciferum | Luxembourg (Mondercange) | Teudopsis bollensis (224066) Teudopsis sp. (233563) | |
| Tenuicostatum | Germany (Baden-Württenburg) | Lioteuthis problematica (139330) | |
| Early/Lower Callovian | France | Proteroctopus ribeti, Teudopsis sp., Vampyronassa rhodanica (58221) | |
| Late/Upper Callovian | United Kingdom (England) | Muensterellina johnjagti (212961) | |
| Oxfordian | Chile | Trachyteuthis covacevichi (215835) | |
| Oxfordian | Cuba (Pinar del Río) | Voltzia palmeri (90913) | |
| Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Germany (Bayern) | Engeseriteuthis arcuatus (212959) Vampyromorpha indet., Engeseriteuthis arcuatus (59175) | |
| Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Patelloctopus ilgi (41817) Plesioteuthis prisca, Trachyteuthis nusplingensis, Trachyteuthis hastiformis (154138) | |
| Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Germany (Bavaria) | Plesioteuthis sp. (132944) | |
| Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Germany (Eastern Bavaria) | Engeseriteuthis arcuatus (187436) | |
| Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian | United Kingdom | Trachyteuthis sp. (73315) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | Antarctica (Antarctic Peninsula) | Trachyteuthis sp. (10697) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany (Bavaria) | Tyrionella fauseri (177016) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany | Celaenoteuthis incerta, Engeseriteuthis arcuatus (122880) Trachyteuthis sp. (73322 73323) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany (Bayern) | Celaenoteuthis incerta (123906) Engeseriteuthis arcuatus (117534) Listroteuthis conica (212960) Muensterella spinosa, Listroteuthis conica (132062) Trachyteuthis hastata, Muensterella scutellaris (84365) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | United Kingdom | Trachyteuthis sp. (73320) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | Cape Verde | Maioteuthis morroensis (212881) | |
| Early/Lower Aptian | Germany | Plesioteuthis sp. (212879) Trachyteuthis sp., Boreopeltis helgolandiae, Maioteuthis damesi (212878) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | Australia (Queensland) | Eromangateuthis soniae (212876 212877) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Lebanon | Dorateuthis syriaca, Rachiteuthis donovani, Glyphiteuthis libanotica (212873) Geoteuthis libanotica (213130) Glyphiteuthis abisaadiorum (212911) Glyphiteuthis libanotica (69118) Glyphiteuthis libanotica, Boreopeltis smithi (212874) Glyphiteuthis sp., Dorateuthis syriaca, Rachiteuthis donovani, Glyphiteuthis libanotica, Glyphiteuthis abisaadiorum, Glyphiteuthis freijii, Glyphidiopsis waagei (212875) Glyphiteuthis sp., Glyphiteuthis libanotica, Glyphiteuthis freijii, Styletoctopus annae, Trachyteuthis hastiformis (60311) Glyphiteuthis sp., Rachiteuthis donovani, Glyphiteuthis libanotica, Trachyteuthis bacchiai, Glyphiteuthis abisaadiorum, Glyphiteuthis freijii (212910) Keuppia hyperbolaris (213131) Keuppia sp., Keuppia levante (69119) Rachiteuthis acutali (213132) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Italy | Marekites nebrodensis (212882) Rachiteuthis sp. (212883) | |
| Middle Cenomanian | Lebanon | Glyphiteuthis freijii (212912) Glyphiteuthis sp. (213197) | |
| Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian | Mexico (Coahuila) | Glyphiteuthis rhinophora (101698) | |
| Early/Lower Turonian | Czech Republic | Glyphiteuthis minor (213125) Glyphiteuthis ornata (213127) | |
| Early/Lower Turonian | Mexico (Nuevo León) | Boreopeltis ifrimae (186284) | |
| Late/Upper Turonian | Czech Republic | Styloteuthis convexa, Styloteuthis vinarensis, Glyphiteuthis crenata (213123) | |
| Late/Upper Turonian | Japan | Nanaimoteuthis yokotai (212858) | |
| Middle Turonian | Czech Republic | Glyphiteuthis minor (213124 213126) Glyphiteuthis ornata (213128) | |
| Middle Turonian | Japan | Nanaimoteuthis yokotai (212857) | |
| Middle Turonian | USA (Texas) | Muensterella jillae (212950) | |
| Late/Upper Coniacian | USA (Kansas) | Kansasteuthis lindneri (212963) Niobrarateuthis walkeri (84459) | |
| Coniacian - Santonian | USA (Kansas) | Niobrarateuthis bonneri (84456 84457 84458) | |
| Late/Upper Santonian | Lebanon | Calais newboldi (213175) Curculionites senonicus (154207) Dorateuthis syriaca (92241) Dorateuthis syriaca, Glyphiteuthis libanotica (212871) Plesioteuthis fraasii (170327) Sepialites sahilalmae, Beloteuthis libanotica, Dorateuthis sp. (213129) | |
| Late/Upper Santonian | USA (Kansas) | Enchoteuthis melanae (212962) Enchoteuthis melanae, Enchoteuthis cobbani (212995) | |
| Santonian | Canada (British Columbia) | Octobrachia indet., Paleocirroteuthis haggarti (212862) Octopodida indet. (212867) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | Canada (British Columbia) | Nanaimoteuthis jeletzkyi (212861) Octobrachia indet. (212866) Paleocirroteuthis haggarti (212863) Paleocirroteuthis pacifica (212864) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | Japan | Paleocirroteuthis pacifica (212865) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Actinosepia canadensis (212985) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Canada (Alberta) | Actinosepia canadensis (82638 212983 212984 212986) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Germany | Plesioteuthis arcuata (213198) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Montana) | Actinosepia canadensis (213093) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (South Dakota) | Tusoteuthis cobbani (212993 212994) | |
| Middle Campanian | USA (Wyoming) | Enchoteuthis melanae (212991 212992 212996) | |
| Middle Campanian | Canada (Manitoba) | Tusoteuthis longa (84462 84463 84464 84465 84466) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (South Dakota) | Actinosepia canadensis (88510 88511 212987) Actinosepia landmani (212988 212989) Actinosepia mapesi (212990) | |
| Ypresian | Italy | Bolcaoctopus pesciaraensis (236522 236523 236524) | |
| Rupelian | Hungary | Necroteuthis hungarica (219099) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Japan (Nagano) | Mizuhobaris izumoensis (51576) | |
| Langhian | Cyprus | Argonauta absyrtus (66957) | |
| Middle Miocene | Japan (Nagano) | Mizuhobaris izumoensis (227623) | |
| Serravallian | Japan | Argonauta tokunagai (167936 167937 179844) | |
| Zanclean | Holy See (Vatican City State) | Argonauta biarmata, Argonauta argo (209253) |