Octopodiformes
Octopus vulgaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	Coleoidea
Superorder:	Octopodiformes Young et al., 1998
Orders
Vampyromorphida Octopoda

Octopodiformes is a superorder of the subclass Coleoidea. It comprises the octopuses and the vampire squid. All members of Octopodiformes have 8 arms.

[edit] Classification

• Class Cephalopoda
  • Subclass Nautiloidea: nautilus
  • Subclass †Ammonoidea: ammonites
  • Subclass Coleoidea
    • Superorder Decapodiformes: squid, cuttlefish
    • Superorder Octopodiformes
      • Order Vampyromorphida: Vampire Squid
      • Order Octopoda
        • Genus †Pohlsepia (incertae sedis)
        • Genus †Proteroctopus (incertae sedis)
        • Genus †Palaeoctopus (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

[edit] External links

• CephBase: Octopodiformes
• Tree of Life web project: Octopodiformes

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