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Cirrata (disused)

Cephalopoda - Octobrachia

Taxonomy
Cirrata was named by Grimpe (1917). It is extant.

It was assigned to Dibranchiata by Kretzoi (1942); and to Octopoda by Nixon (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Cirrata Grimpe
1942Cirrata Kretzoi p. 135
2011Cirrata Nixon p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
Neocoleoidea
superorderVampyropodavon Boletzky 1992
orderOctobrachia(Fiorini 1981)
orderOctopodaLeach 1818
suborderCirrataGrimpe 1917
suborderCirrataGrimpe 1917

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.

Subor. Cirrata Grimpe 1917
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Invalid names: Cirroteuthidae Kefferstein 1866 [empty], Opisthoteuthidae Verrill 1896 [empty]
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