Octopoteuthidae: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Cephalopoda
- Order
- Oegopsida
- Family
- Octopoteuthidae
- Genus
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Octopoteuthidae
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Octopoteuthidae
The Octopoteuthidae are a family of squid comprising two genera. The family is characterized by tentacles which cease to grow after the paralarval stage which leads to the adult having eight arms; thus, members of this family are commonly named as octopus squids.
...Octopoteuthidae in languages:
- English
- Octopus-Squids
- Japanese
- ヤツデイカ科
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