Cirrina

Cirrina is one of the two suborders of octopus. Cirrina is also known as the finned, deep sea octopus. They have two fins on the head and a small internal shell. The paddle shaped fins help the Cirrina swim through the ocean.[1]

Cirrina
Oral view of Cirrothauma murrayi showing single row of suckers and paired cirri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Suborder: Cirrina
Grimpe, 1916 sensu Felley et al., 2001
Families

Opisthoteuthidae
Cirroteuthidae
Stauroteuthidae
Cirroctopodidae

Synonyms
  • Cirrata
    Grimpe, 1916
  • Cirroctopoda
    Young, 1989

References
  1. Boyle, P.R. and Paul Rodhouse (2012). Cephalopods: ecology and fisheries. ISBN 9781405145435. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
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