Veined Octopus (species: Octopus marginatus) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Octopus marginatus
Veined Octopus


©Nick Hobgood: Small Veined Octopus (Octopus marginatus) hiding between a coconut shell and a clam shell

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Cephalopoda
Order Octopoda
Family Octopodidae
Genus Octopus
Species Octopus marginatus
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 50 cm (arm span)

Synonyms

Interesting facts

  • They hide by burying itself in sediment or by holding discarded clam shells and halves of coconut shells over themselves as cover.

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution: Octopus marginatus

Chronotypes

crepuscular (active at dawn and dusk)

Diet

It hunts shrimp and fish.

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