Subclass

Coleoidea (Octopuses, squids, and cuttlefishes)

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

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Subclass Coleoidea, or Dibranchiata, is the grouping of cephalopods containing all the various taxa popularly thought of as “soft-bodied” or “shell-less,” i.e., octopus, squid and cuttlefish. Unlike its extant sister group Nautiloidea, whose members have a rigid outer shell for protection, the coleoids have at most an internal cuttlebone, gladius, or shell that is used for buoyancy or support. Some species have lost their cuttlebone altogether, while in some it has been replaced by a chitinous…

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Subtaxa

Superorder: Decapodiformes (Squids and cuttlefishes)

Superorder: Octopodiformes (Octopuses and vampire squids)

Where in Humboldt

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