Common Octopus
Octopus vulgaris
- Class
- Cephalopoda
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 5,802
- Most observed in
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is a mollusk belonging to the class Cephalopoda. Octopus vulgaris is one of the most studied of all the octopus species, and also one of the most intelligent. It ranges from the eastern Atlantic, extends from the Mediterranean Sea, Black sea and the southern coast of England, to the southern coast of South Africa.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Common octopus”.