Biology:Cirroctopus mawsoni

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Short description: Species of octopus

Cirroctopus mawsoni
Cirroctopus mawsoni Vent.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Cirroctopodidae
Genus: Cirroctopus
Species:
C. mawsoni
Binomial name
Cirroctopus mawsoni
Berry, 1917[2]
Synonyms

Cirroctopus mawsoni is known from only one specimen, which was found in the waters off Adélie Land between 530 and 550 meters deep.[3] It is the type species of genus Cirroctopus. C. mawsoni may be synonymous with Cirroctopus glacialis.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2589200 entry