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Classe Cephalopoda Cuvier, 1795
Sottoclasse Coleoidea Bather, 1888
Superordine Octopodiformes Berthold & Engeser, 1987
Ordine Octopoda Leach,1818
Sottordine Incirrata Grimpe,1916
Superfamiglia Octopodoidea d'Orbigny, 1840
Famiglia Octopodidae D'Orbigny in Férussac & D'Orbigny,1840
Sottofamiglia Octopodinae D'Orbigny in Férussac & D'Orbigny,1840
Genere Amphioctopus Fischer, 1882
Amphioctopus cf aegina (Gray, 1849)- 13 - 14
Genere Callistoctopus Taki, 1964
Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826) - 13
Genere Octopus Cuvier,1798
Octopus defilippi Vérany,1851 - 6 - 8 vedi Macrotritopus defilippi
Octopus macropus Risso,1826 - 6 - 8 vedi Callistoctopus macropus
Octopus salutii Vérany, 1839 - 6 - 8
Octopus vulgaris Cuvier,1798 - 6 - 8
Octopus cf aegina Gray, 1849 /kagoshimensis Ortmann, 1888 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 7vedi Amphioctopus cf aegina
Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849 - 5
Genere Macrotritopus Grimpe, 1922
Macrotritopus defilippi (Vérany, 1851) - 9 - 4 - 6 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13
Genere Pteroctopus Fischer, 1882
Pteroctopus tetracirrhus (Delle Chiaje, 1830) - 6 - 8
Genere Scaeurgus Troschel, 1857
Scaeurgus unicirrhus (Delle Chiaje [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1841) - 6 - 8
Sottofamiglia Eledoninae Grimpe, 1921vedi Famiglia Eledonidae
Genere Eledone Leach,1817vedi Famiglia Eledonidae
Eledone cirrhosa (Lamarck,1798) - 6 - 8 vedi Famiglia Eledonidae
Eledone moschata (Lamarck,1798) - 6 - 8 vedi Famiglia Eledonidae
Sottofamiglia Bathypolypodinae Robson, 1929
Genere Bathypolypus Grimpe, 1921
Bathypolypus sponsalis (P. Fischer & H. Fischer, 1892) - 6 - 8
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