Cirrothauma magna

Cirrothauma magna is a species of deep-sea cirrate octopus that has been found in the Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific oceans. It is known from only 4 specimens.[2] Their shells are somewhat saddle-shaped. C. magna is the sister taxon of Cirrothauma murrayi.[3]

Cirrothauma magna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Cirroteuthidae
Genus: Cirrothauma
Species:
C. magna
Binomial name
Cirrothauma magna
(Hoyle, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Cirroteuthis magna Hoyle, 1885

References
  1. Lyons, G; Allcock, L (2014). "Cirrothauma magna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T162939A955442.
  2. Vecchione, Michael; Young, Richard. "Cirrothuama magna". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  3. Vecchione, Michael; Young, Richard. "Cirrothauma". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved 12 March 2018.


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