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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Invertebrates > Mollusca > Cephalopoda > Octopodiformes

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Octopodiformes  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A superorder in the class CEPHALOPODA, consisting of the orders Octopoda (octopus) with over 200 species and Vampyromorpha with a single species. The latter is a phylogenetic relic but holds the key to the origins of Octopoda. An eight-armed cephalopod mollusk belonging to the order Octopoda. It includes the octopus as food.

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  • txid215451
  • txid6638

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-K1TZ0H9D-9

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