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Octopodidae

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Octopodidae
Temporal range: Cenomanian–present
Greater blue-ringed octopus
(Hapalochlaena lunulata)
Octopus vulgaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Superfamily: Octopodoidea
Family: Octopodidae
Orbigny, 1839
Genera

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The Octopodidae comprise the family containing the majority of known octopus species (about 175 species).

Genera

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The World Register of Marine Species lists these 23 genera:[1]

Two fossil genera are also known: Styletoctopus from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of the Sannine Formation in Lebanon, and Bolcaoctopus from the Early Eocene (Ypresian) of Monte Bolca, Italy.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bouchet, Philippe (2015). "Octopodidae d'Orbigny, 1839". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  2. ^ Mironenko, Aleksandr; Giusberti, Luca; Serafini, Giovanni; Zorzin, Roberto; Bannikov, Alexandre F. (2024-09-16). "The First Cenozoic Octopod: A Lower Eocene Record from Bolca, Northeastern Italy". Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia. 130 (3). doi:10.54103/2039-4942/23207. ISSN 2039-4942.
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