Megaleledonidae
Also known as: Megaleledones, Megaleledonid Octopuses, Megaleledonids, Moscardini abissali
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Cephalopoda |
| Order | Octopoda |
| Family | Megaleledonidae |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 12 |
| Species records held | 41 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 65 |
| GBIF key | 7712150 |
Genera in Megaleledonidae
- Pareledone — 14 species: Pareledone aequipapillae, Pareledone albimaculata, Pareledone aurata, Pareledone aurorae, Pareledone charcoti, Pareledone cornuta, Pareledone felix, Pareledone framensis
- Graneledone — 10 species: Graneledone antarctica, Graneledone boreopacifica, Graneledone challengeri, Graneledone gonzalezi, Graneledone kubodera, Graneledone macrotyla, Graneledone pacifica, Graneledone taniwha
- Thaumeledone — 5 species: Thaumeledone brevis, Thaumeledone gunteri, Thaumeledone marshalli, Thaumeledone peninsulae, Thaumeledone zeiss
- Adelieledone — 3 species: Adelieledone adelieana, Adelieledone piatkowski, Adelieledone polymorpha
- Bentheledone — 2 species: Bentheledone albida, Bentheledone rotunda
- Bathypurpurata — 1 species: Bathypurpurata profunda
- Megaleledone — 1 species: Megaleledone setebos
- Microeledone — 1 species: Microeledone mangoldi
- Praealtus — 1 species: Praealtus paralbida
- Tetracheledone — 1 species: Tetracheledone spinicirrhus
- Velodona — 1 species: Velodona togata
- Vosseledone — 1 species: Vosseledone charrua
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.