Cirrothauma magna
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Cirroteuthidae |
| Genus: | Cirrothauma |
| Species: | C. magna
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| Binomial name | |
| Cirrothauma magna (Hoyle, 1885)
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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]
References
- ^ Lyons, G; Allcock, L (2014). "Cirrothauma magna". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T162939A955442. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ Vecchione, Michael; Young, Richard. "Cirrothuama magna". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ Vecchione, Micheal; Young, Richard. "Cirrothauma". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
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