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Bentheledone

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Cephalopoda

Family
  
Octopodidae

Scientific name
  
Bentheledone

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Order
  
Octopoda

Subfamily
  
Graneledoninae

Rank
  
Genus

Bentheledone

Similar
  
Velodona togata, Pteroctopus, Scaeurgus, Robsonella, Bathypolypus

Bentheledone is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.

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Species

  • Bentheledone albida * (Berry, 1917)
  • Bentheledone rotunda (Hoyle, 1885)
  • The species listed above with an asterisk (*) are questionable and need further study to determine if they are valid species or synonyms.

    Habitat

    B. rotunda lives throughout the Antarctic Ocean. Little is known about B. albida; further research has to be done.

    References

    Bentheledone Wikipedia