Cirroctopus mawsoni

Cirroctopus mawsoni
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Cirroctopodidae
Genus: Cirroctopus
Species:
C. mawsoni
Binomial name
Cirroctopus mawsoni
Berry, 1917
Synonyms
  • Grimpoteuthis mawsoni

Cirroctopus mawsoni is known from only one specimen, which was found in the waters off Adélie Land between 530 and 550 meters deep. It is the type species of genus Cirroctopus. C. mawsoni may be synonymous with Cirroctopus glacialis.

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