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Octopoda

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
ORDER

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Mollusca
class
Cephalopoda
order
Octopoda

Name

Homonyms
Octopoda
Octopoda Gray, 1821
Common names
octopus in English
achtarmen in Flemish
octopuses in English
タコ in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. An outline for the classification of Phylum Mollusca in taxonomic databases [report elaborated by WoRMS editors for internal use, june 2010]
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