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Molluscs of Tasmania

Octopodidae – Octopodinae: Octopus berrima Stranks & Norman, 1992 (‘southern keeled octopus’)

Synonym(s): berrima Stranks & Norman, 1993.
Typical body-length 320 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore amongst rocks and seaweed. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Octopoda
Superfamily: Incirrata
Family: Octopodidae
Subfamily: Octopodinae
Genus: Octopus

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