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Ameloctopus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Octopodidae

Species
  
A. litoralis

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Order
  
Octopus

Class
  
Cephalopoda

Subfamily
  
Octopodinae

Scientific name
  
Ameloctopus litoralis

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Octopus, Scaeurgus, Pteroctopus, Velodona togata, Robsonella

Ameloctopus litoralis is a species of octopus in the family Octopodidae. It belongs to the monotypic genus Ameloctopus. It is found in shallow waters and lacks an ink sack. Ameloctopus litoralis lays large eggs compared to other octopuses.

References

Ameloctopus Wikipedia