Decapodiformes

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Decapodiformes
Juvenile cephalopod from planktonAntarctica
Juvenile cephalopod from plankton
Antarctica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Superorder: Decapodiformes
Young, et al., 1998
Synonyms
*Decembrachiata
Winckworth, 1932

Decapodiformes is a superorder of Cephalopoda. It includes cephalopods with ten feet. These are usually 8 arms and two tentacles. Well-known members are the cuttlefish and the squid.

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