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Cephalopoda

Class

Octopuses, squid, cuttlefish and the chambered nautilus: exclusively marine, predatory mollusks with a ring of arms or tentacles around the head, highly developed eyes, and, in octopuses and squid especially, the most sophisticated nervous systems and problem-solving abilities known among invertebrates.

Facts
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
800 1
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Class 1
Scientific Name
Cephalopoda 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Mollusca, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
Sources
1. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
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