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Molluscs of Tasmania

Eledonidae: Eledone palari Lu & Stranks, 1992 (‘palari octopus’)

Synonym(s): palari Lu & Stranks, 1992.
Typical mantle-length 70 mm. Lives in offshore waters in midwater. Native. Occurs all around Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS, VIC, SA, WA and NT) ; also Timor Sea.

Classification

Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Octopoda
Superfamily: Incirrata
Family: Eledonidae
Genus: Eledone

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