Cirroctopus mawsoni

Cirroctopus mawsoni is known from only one specimen, which was found in the waters off Adélie Land between 530 and 550 meters deep.[1] It is the type species of genus Cirroctopus. C. mawsoni may be synonymous with Cirroctopus glacialis.[3]

Cirroctopus mawsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Cirroctopodidae
Genus: Cirroctopus
Species:
C. mawsoni
Binomial name
Cirroctopus mawsoni
Berry, 1917[2]
Synonyms

References

  1. Lyons, G; Allcock, L (2014). "Cirroctopus mawsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163241A988835.
  2. Bouchet, Philippe. "Cirroctopus mawsoni". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. Young, Richard; Vecchione, Michael. "Cirroctopus mawsoni". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved 19 March 2018.


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