Bentheledone
| Bentheledone | |
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| Bentheledone rotunda | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Graneledoninae |
| Genus: | Bentheledone Robson, 1932 |
| Species | |
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Bentheledone is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.
Species
- Bentheledone albida * (Berry, 1917)
- Bentheledone rotunda (Hoyle, 1885)
The species listed above with an asterisk (*) are questionable and need further study to determine if they are valid species or synonyms.
Habitat
B. rotunda lives throughout the Antarctic Ocean. Little is known about B. albida; further research has to be done.
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