Superfamily

Octopodoidea (Typical octopuses, giant octopuses, and allies)

Enteroctopus dofleini. Photo: (c) Kathleen R., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Octopodoidea is a superfamily of the suborder Incirrata containing all octopods except for the argonauts (Alloposidae, Argonautidae, Ocythoidae and Tremoctopodidae) and the vampire squid.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Mollusca (Molluscs)
    - Class: Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
      - Subclass: Coleoidea (Octopuses, squids, and cuttlefishes)
        Superorder: Octopodiformes (Octopuses and vampire squids)
        Order: Octopoda (Octopuses)
        Suborder: Incirrata (Incirrate octopuses)
        Superfamily: Octopodoidea (Typical octopuses, giant octopuses, and allies)
        Family: Octopodidae (Typical octopuses) (1)
        Family: Enteroctopodidae (Giant, muse, and rough octopuses) (1)

Subtaxa

Family: Octopodidae (Typical octopuses)

Family: Enteroctopodidae (Giant, muse, and rough octopuses)

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