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Octopoda (octopus)
Taxonomy
Octopoda was named by Leach (1818) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7247]. It is extant.
It was corrected as Octopodida by Boyle and Rodhouse (2005) and Tanabe (2008).
It was assigned to Dibranchiata by Kretzoi (1942); to Cephalopoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Coleoidea by Wells and Houston (2001) and Martill and Barker (2006); to Vampyropoda by Fuchs et al. (2008); and to Octobrachia by Doyle et al. (1994), Boyle and Rodhouse (2005), Tanabe (2008), Fuchs et al. (2017), Fuchs and Schweigert (2018) and Fuchs et al. (2019).
It was corrected as Octopodida by Boyle and Rodhouse (2005) and Tanabe (2008).
It was assigned to Dibranchiata by Kretzoi (1942); to Cephalopoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Coleoidea by Wells and Houston (2001) and Martill and Barker (2006); to Vampyropoda by Fuchs et al. (2008); and to Octobrachia by Doyle et al. (1994), Boyle and Rodhouse (2005), Tanabe (2008), Fuchs et al. (2017), Fuchs and Schweigert (2018) and Fuchs et al. (2019).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1818 | Octopoda Leach |
1942 | Octopoda Kretzoi p. 134 |
1994 | Octopoda Doyle et al. p. 7 |
2001 | Octopoda Wells and Houston p. 137 |
2002 | Octopida Sepkoski |
2005 | Octopodida Boyle and Rodhouse p. 345 |
2006 | Octopoda Martill and Barker p. 1036 |
2008 | Octopoda Fuchs et al. p. 1131 |
2008 | Octopodida Tanabe p. 405 |
2017 | Octopoda Fuchs et al. p. 501 |
2018 | Octopoda Fuchs and Schweigert p. 207 |
2019 | Octopoda Fuchs et al. p. 55 |
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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.
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
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†Argonauta absyrtus Martill and Barker 2006
Argonauta argo Linnaeus 1758
†Argonauta biarmata Ponzi 1876
†Argonauta tokunagai Yokoyama 1913
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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†Enchoteuthis cobbani Larson 2010
†Enchoteuthis melanae Miller and Walker 1968
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Invalid names: Kansasteuthis lindneri Miller and Walker 1968 [synonym], Niobrarateuthis walkeri Green 1977 [synonym]
†Enchoteuthis tonii Wade 1993
Invalid names: Kansasteuthis Miller and Walker 1968 [synonym]
Invalid names: Tusoteuthis Logan 1898 [nomen dubium], Tusoteuthis longa Logan 1898 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Muensterellidae Roger 1952
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G. †Muensterella Schevill 1950
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†Muensterella jillae Fuchs et al. 2019
†Muensterella spinosa Fuchs et al. 2019
Invalid names: Kelaeno Munster 1842 [replaced]
Invalid names: Kelaenidae Naef 1921 [replaced]
Fm. †Patelloctopodidae Fuchs and Schweigert 2018
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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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available