Octopodiformes

Octopodiformes Temporal range: Early Pennsylvanian – recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Octopus vulgaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
(unranked):	Neocoleoidea
Superorder:	Octopodiformes Berthold & Engeser, 1987
Subgroups
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Synonyms
Octobrachia Fiorini, 1981 Vampyropoda Boletzky, 1992

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Octopodiformes is a superorder of the subclass Coleoidea, comprising the octopuses and the vampire squid. All members of Octopodiformes have eight arms.