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Octopodiformes 
Octopus vulgaris Scientific classification 
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda cohort: Neocoleoidea Superorder: Octopodiformes
Berthold & Engeser, 1987[1]Orders - Vampyromorphida
- Vampyromorphina
- Mesoteuthina
Synonyms Octopodiformes is a superorder of the subclass Coleoidea. It comprises the octopuses and the vampire squid. All members of Octopodiformes have 8 arms.
Classification
- Class Cephalopoda
- Subclass Nautiloidea: nautilus
- Subclass †Ammonoidea: ammonites
- Subclass Coleoidea
- Superorder Decapodiformes: squid, cuttlefish
- Superorder Octopodiformes
- Family †Trachyteuthididae (incertae sedis)
- Order Vampyromorphida: Vampire Squid
- Order Octopoda
- Genus †Keuppia (incertae sedis)
- Genus †Palaeoctopus (incertae sedis)
- Genus †Paleocirroteuthis (incertae sedis)
- Genus †Pohlsepia (incertae sedis)
- Genus †Proteroctopus (incertae sedis)
- Genus †Styletoctopus (incertae sedis)
- Suborder Cirrina: finned deep-sea octopus
- Family Opisthoteuthidae: umbrella octopus
- Family Cirroteuthidae
- Family Stauroteuthidae
- Suborder Incirrina
- Family Amphitretidae: telescope octopus
- Family Bolitaenidae: gelatinous octopus
- Family Octopodidae: benthic octopus
- Family Vitreledonellidae: Glass Octopus
- Superfamily Argonautoida
- Family Alloposidae: Seven-arm Octopus
- Family Argonautidae: argonauts
- Family Ocythoidae: Tuberculate Pelagic Octopus
- Family Tremoctopodidae: blanket octopus
References
- ^ a b c Young, Richard E.; Vecchione, Michael; Fuchs, Dirk (May 3, 2010). "Octopodiformes Berthold and Engeser, 1987. Vampire Squid and Octopods.". Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/. http://tolweb.org/Octopodiformes/19405/2010.05.03. Retrieved Jun 2 2010.
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