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Decapodiformes Young, Vecchione & Donovan 1998

Mark Rosenstein cc-by-nc-sa-4.0

Decapodiformes is a superorder of cephalopods. There are 561 species of Decapodiformes, in 127 genera and 36 families.

EOL has data for one attribute:

ecomorphological guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/EcomorphologicalGuild
- Definition: organisms that share certain morphological traits due to adaptation to similar environments and ecological roles
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nectonic
- URI: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/Nekton
- Definition: Active swimming organisms that live in the water column and are able to move independently of the water mass (adapted from Lincoln et al., 1998).
- Attribution: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Nekton
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Mark Rosenstein cc-by-nc-sa-4.0

Decapodiformes includes 6 children: