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Cephalopods

      A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda (Greek plural Κεφαλόποδα (kephalópoda); "head-feet"). These exclusively marine animals are characterized by bilateral body symmetry, a prominent head, and a set of arms or tentacles (muscular hydrostats) modified from the primitive molluscan foot. Fishermen sometimes call them inkfish, referring to their common ability to squirt ink. The study of cephalopods is a branch of malacology known as teuthology. Cephalopods became dominant during the Ordovician period, represented by primitive nautiloids. The class now contains two, only distantly related, extant subclasses: Coleoidea, which includes octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish; and Nautiloidea, represented by Nautilus and Allonautilus. In the Coleoidea, the molluscan shell has been internalized or is absent, whereas in the Nautiloidea, the external shell remains. About 800 living species of cephalopods have been identified. Two important extinct taxa are the Ammonoidea (ammonites) and Belemnoidea (belemnites).

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Cyrtocycloceras peccatum MarekAD, Marek (1971) JM18
Cyrtocycloceras peccatum MarekAD, Marek (1971) JM32
Cyrtocycloceras peccatum MarekAD, Marek (1971) JM40
Cyrtocycloceras peccatum MarekMarek (1971), text. fig. 8c JM41
Cyrtocycloceras peccatum MarekMarek (1971), Pl. V, fig. 2-4, Pl. VIII, fig. 4, text. fig. 6b JM44
Cyrtocycloceras peccatum MarekMarek (1971), Pl. VIII, fig. 3 JM16
Cyrtocycloceras peccatum MarekAD, Marek (1971) JM17
Cyrtocycloceras peccatum MarekAD, Marek (1971) JM29
Cyrtocycloceras peccatum MarekAD, Marek (1971) JM35
Cyrtocycloceras peccatum MarekAD, Marek (1971) JM39
Cyrtocycloceras peccatum MarekMarek (1971), text. fig. 5 JM3
Cyrtocycloceras peccatum MarekMarek (1971), Pl. V, fig. 1, Pl. VI, fig. 4 JM4
Cyrtocycloceras peccatum MarekMarek (1971), Pl. VIII, fig. 2 JM5
Cyrtocycloceras peccatum MarekAD, Marek (1971) JM43
Cyrtocycloceras peccatum MarekAD, Marek (1971) JM45
Cyrtocycloceras peccatum MarekAD, Marek (1971) JM46
Cyrtocycloceras peccatum MarekAD, Marek (1971) JM47
Cyrtocycloceras peccatum MarekAD, Marek (1971) JM23
Cyrtocycloceras peccatum MarekMarek (1971), Pl. VIII, fig. 1 JM24
Cyrtocycloceras peccatum MarekAD, Marek (1971) JM33

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