Decapodiformes
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| Juvenile cephalopod from plankton Antarctica | |
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| Superorder: | Decapodiformes
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Decapodiformes is a superorder of Cephalopoda. It includes cephalopods with ten feet. These are usually eight short arms and two long tentacles. Well-known members are cuttlefish, squid, and the extinct belemnites.
References
- Young, R. E., Vecchione, M., Mangold, K. M. (2008). Decapodiformes Leach, 1817. Squids, cuttlefishes and their relatives. in The Tree of Life Web Project
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Decapodiformes". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
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