Mikko's Phylogeny Archive Main Groups of Protostomes   Octopodidae - octopods

After "The Tree of Life" and Felley, Vecchione, Roper, Sweeney & Christensen, 2001-

<==o Octopodidae Rafinesque, 1815 non d'Orbigny, 1840 in Ferussac & d'Orbigny, 1834-1848?? (octopods; tursaat, meritursaat)
   |?- Berrya [not recognized by Felley, et al., 2001-]
   |-- Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis Gonzales, Guerra, Pascual & Briand, 1998
   |-- Octopodinae (d'Orbigny, 1840 in Ferussac & d'Orbigny, 1834-1848) Grimbe, 1921 (true octopods; aitotursaat) [10 genera / 127-146 species]
   |-- Eledoninae Grimbe, 1921 ()? [5 genera / 18-20 spacies]
   |-- Graneledoninae Voss, 1988 ()? [3 genera / 13-14 species]
   |-- Megaleledone senoi Taki, 1961 [Megaleledoninae Taki, 1961]
   `-- Bathypolypodinae Robson, 1928 ()? [4 genera / 32-34 species]

Reference(s):

Felley, J., Vecchione, M., Roper, C. F. E., Sweeney, M. & Christensen, T., 2001-2003: Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda.
–iNet: National Museum of Natural History: Departent of Systematic Biology: Invertebrate Zoology: http://www.mnh.si.edu/cephs/

Mangold, K. M. & Young, R. E., 1996-1999: Incirrata - Common octopods, octopuses or devilfishes.
–iNet: The Tree of Life: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/tree/cephalopoda/coleoidea/octopodiformes/octopoda/incirrata/incirrata.html

Mangold, K. M., Young, R. E. & Vecchione, M., 1996-1999: Octopoda - Octopods or devilfishes.
–iNet: The Tree of Life: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/tree/cephalopoda/coleoidea/octopodiformes/octopoda/octopoda.html

Parker, S. P. (ed.), 1982: Synopsis and classification of living organisms. Vols. 1 & 2
–McGrew-Hill Book Company