Species Hierarchy
Kingdom ANIMAL (ANIMALIA)
Phylum MOLLUSKS (MOLLUSCA)
Class OCTUPUS AND SQUID (CEPHALOPODA)
Order SQUIDS (DECAPODA)
Common name: CUTTLEFISH
Scentific name: SEPIA OFFICINALIS

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This lifeform is found in the Caribbean Ocean.

Decapods (Order Decapoda) contain the cuttlefish and the squids. In l887, a giant squid stranded on the shore of Newfoundland measured fifty-five feet in length.

Octopus and Squid Class (Class Cephalopoda) is found only in salt water. Several species in this class have rather high intelligence levels.

Mollusks (Phylum Mollusca) are a large and varied group of animals. Some species are found on land; others are found in freshwater; many are found in the oceans of the world. The most familiar mollusks have an external shell surrounding a soft body. Well-known examples of mollusks are snails and clams. The major classes are as follows:
  
   Ablacophora:                  Worm appearing
   Polhyplacophora (Amphineura): Chitons
   Scaphopoda:                   Tusk Shells
   Gastropoda:                   Gastropods
   Bivalvia (Pelecypoda):        Clams, etcetera
   Cephalopoda:                  Octopus, Nautilus
   Monoplacophora:               A recent discovery

Animal Kingdom contains numerous organisms that feed on other animals or plants. Included in the animal kingdom are the lower marine invertebrates such as sponges and corals, the jointed legged animals such as insects and spiders, and the backboned animals such as fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

 

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