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Genus of molluscs

Ameloctopus
A. litoralis
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Genus: Ameloctopus
Norman, 1992
Species: A. litoralis
Binomial name
Ameloctopus litoralis
Norman, 1992

Ameloctopus litoralis is the only species of octopus in monotypic genus Ameloctopus. It is found in shallow waters in tropical Australia and lacks an ink sack. Ameloctopus litoralis lays large eggs compared to other octopuses.

References

  1. "Ameloctopus litoralis | IUCN RedList". iucnredlist.org.
  2. itis.gov
  3. itis.gov
  4. Invertebrate Taxonomy 6(3) 567 - 582
  • Norman, M. D. (1992). Ameloctopus litoralis gen. et sp. nov. (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae), a new shallow-water octopus from tropical Australian waters. Invertebrate Taxonomy, 6 . pp. 567–582.
Taxon identifiers
Ameloctopus


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