Common octopus
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phylum | Mollusca | The common octopus is the most studied of all octopus species. Its range in the eastern Atlantic extends from the Mediterranean Sea and the southern coast of England to at least Senegal in Africa. It also occurs off the Azores, Canary Islands, and Cape Verde Islands. The species is also common in the Western Atlantic. O. vulgaris grows to 25 cm in mantle length with arms up to 1 m long.
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class | Cephalopoda | |
order | Octopoda | |
family | Octopodidae | |
species | Octopus vulgaris |