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Octopia (disused)

Cephalopoda - Octopoda

Taxonomy
Octopia was named by Gray (1849). It is extant.

It was assigned to Octopoda by Kretzoi (1942).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Octopia Gray
1942Octopia Kretzoi p. 134

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
—Neocoleoidea
superorderOctobrachiaFiorini 1981
orderOctopodaLeach 1818
—OctopiaGray 1849
—OctopiaGray 1849

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.

Unr. Octopia Gray 1849
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available