Bentheledone

Bentheledone
Bentheledone rotunda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Megaleledonidae
Genus:
Robson, 1932
Species

See text.

Bentheledone is a genus of octopuses in the family Megaleledonidae.[1]

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

  1. ^ Julian Finn (2016). "Bentheledone Robson, 1932". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 1 February 2018.


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