Robsonella | |
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Robsonella fontaniana | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Octopoda |
Family: | Octopodidae |
Genus: |
Robsonella Adam, 1938 [1] |
Type species | |
Octopus fontanianus
d'Orbigny, 1834 in 1834-1847
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Species | |
See text. | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Joubinia Robson, 1929 (invalid as preoccupied by Joubinia Buerger, 1904 Nemertea |
Robsonella is a small genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae. It contains two described species. Robsonella octopuses can be found on the central-south coast of Chile. If an octopus’ first lateral tooth in the radula is crescent shaped; this allows you to identify it as a Robsonella fontaniana. One species in the genus, Robsonella fontaniana, inhabit the coastal waters of Chile and range from northern Peru to Golfo Nuevo in Argentina. [2] Robsonella fontaniana are very small (under 50 mm mantle length), have rugged skin and each eye has a fleshy expansion. [2]