CEPHALOPODA Cuvier, 1795
(octopuses, cuttlefishes and squids)

CEPHALOPODA (octopuses, cuttlefishes and squids) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
MYOPSIDA
an order of molluscs
Order 1 subtaxa 1 references
LOLIGINIDAE
squids
Family 1 subtaxa 1 references
Loligo
squids
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 references
OEGOPSIDA
an order of molluscs
Order 1 subtaxa 1 references
ARCHITEUTHIDAE
a family of molluscs
Family 1 subtaxa 1 references
SEPIIDA
an order of molluscs
Order 1 subtaxa 2 references
SEPIIDAE
cuttlefish
Family 1 subtaxa 2 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
ClassCEPHALOPODA (octopuses, cuttlefishes and squids)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for CEPHALOPODA (octopuses, cuttlefishes and squids)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Gregory, J. British Marine Life Pictures www.britishmarinelifepictures.co.uk/gallery.html
in the hand Laptikhovsky, V. & Ourens, R. 2017 Identification guide for shelf cephalopods in the UK waters (North Sea, English Channel, Celtic and Irish Seas) Ver. 2 (15.09.2017) edition, 32pp, Centre for the Environment, Fisheries Aquaculture Science, UK

  • Planktonic Larvae

    • Apstein, C. & Brandt, K.A.H. (eds) 1901 Tunicata, Mollusca Nordisches Plankton, 116+55pp, H. G. Bohn, London

    CEPHALOPODA (octopuses, cuttlefishes and squids) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

    Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to CEPHALOPODA (octopuses, cuttlefishes and squids):

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