Adelieledone

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Kingdom Animalia Family Octopodidae Phylum Mollusca Order Octopus		Class Cephalopoda Subfamily Eledoninae Rank Genus
Similar Octopus, Pareledone, Graneledone, Velodona togata, Benthoctopus

Adelieledone is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.

According to the Census of Marine Life, it may be the closest living relative of the Antarctic ancestor of all octopus species that lived 30 million years ago.

Species

Adelieledone adelieana

Adelieledone polymorpha, Antarctic knobbed octopus

References

Adelieledone Wikipedia

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