Cephalopods, which include squids and octopuses, vary enormously in size. The smallest are only about 1 centimetre (0.39 in) long and weigh less than 1...

A cephalopod /ˈsɛfələpɒd/ is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda /sɛfəˈlɒpədə/ (Greek plural κεφαλόποδες, kephalópodes; "head-feet") such as...

All extant cephalopods have a two-part beak, or rostrum, situated in the buccal mass and surrounded by the muscular head appendages. The dorsal (upper)...

Cephalopod ink is a dark-coloured or luminous ink released into water by most species of cephalopod, usually as an escape mechanism. All cephalopods, with...

achatina) at up to 1 kg (2.2 lb) and 35 cm (14 in) long. Cephalopods (Cephalopoda) (See Cephalopod size.) While generally much smaller than the giant Architeuthis...

(nautílos) 'seaman, sailor') is any of the various species within the cephalopod family Nautilidae. This is the sole extant family of the superfamily Nautilaceae...

The cephalopods have a long geological history, with the first nautiloids found in late Cambrian strata. The class developed during the middle Cambrian...

other if there is inadequate tank space for multiple individuals. Cephalopod size Whiteaves, J.F. 1897. On some remains of a Sepia-like cuttle-fish from...

Cephalopod intelligence is a measure of the cognitive ability of the cephalopod class of molluscs. Intelligence is generally defined as the process of...

Bigfin squids are a group of rarely seen cephalopods with a distinctive morphology. They are placed in the genus Magnapinna and family Magnapinnidae....

which can reach up to 2.7 m × 1.5 m (8 ft 10 in × 4 ft 11 in) in size Cephalopod size Dwarfing Island gigantism Insular dwarfism Largest organisms Megafauna...

Asia). Cameroceras exhibited a broad range of sizes, and some species were fairly large by extinct cephalopod standards. One species, C. turrisoides from...

include the blue shark, Hawaiian monk seal, sperm whale, and swordfish. Cephalopod size Allcock, L. (2014). "Haliphron atlanticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened...

dofleini), also known as the North Pacific giant octopus, is a large marine cephalopod belonging to the genus Enteroctopus and Enteroctopodidae family. Its spatial...

cannibalistic pack hunting was captured on film for the first time. Cephalopod size Colossal squid Giant squid Thysanoteuthis rhombus Squid as food William...

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parapuzosia seppenradensis fossils. Cephalopod size Payne, J.L., A.G. Boyer, J.H. Brown, S. Finnegan, M. Kowalewski, R...

cuttlebones for calcium and enrichment.[citation needed] Cuttlebone Cephalopod size European squid Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2012). "Sepia officinalis"...

media related to Enteroctopus. Giant squid Colossal squid Cephalopod size Kraken Lusca The size record is held by an E. dofleini specimen that was 9 meters...

west Pacific. Syntype (86 cm ML) Closeup of the mantle scales Gladius Cephalopod size Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Lepidoteuthis grimaldii". IUCN Red...

in other cephalopods.[citation needed] Giant squid have small fins at the rear of their mantles used for locomotion. Like other cephalopods, they move...

tentacle hooks; these hooks have been compared in size to the claws of a tiger.[citation needed] The cephalopod beak resembles that of a parrot. It is a tough...

reassigned to genus Corbinites. They were fast-moving nektonic carnivores. Cephalopod size Universal Biological Indexer The Paleobiology Database Sepkoski, Jack...

Ammonoids are extinct, (typically) coiled-shelled cephalopods comprising the subclass Ammonoidea. They are more closely related to living octopuses, squid...

called squid despite not strictly fitting these criteria). Like all other cephalopods, squid have a distinct head, bilateral symmetry, and a mantle. They are...

Coleoidea or Dibranchiata is one of the two subclasses of cephalopod molluscs containing all the various taxa popularly thought of as "soft-bodied" or...

related to endocerids within Endoceratoidea. Cephalopod size Kröger, Björn; Yun-Bai, Zhang (2008). "Pulsed cephalopod diversification during the Ordovician"...

crookie") is a legendary sea monster of enormous size, per its etymology something akin to a cephalopod, said to appear in the Norwegian Sea off the coast...

inspired the development of a retro computer game called Cuttle Scuttle. Cephalopod size Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2012). "Sepia apama". IUCN Red List of Threatened...

Enchoteuthis (meaning "spear squid") is an extinct genus of large enchoteuthine cephalopod that lived during the Cretaceous. Although it and its relative Tusoteuthis...

possibly reached up to 3.11 metres (10.2 ft) long. Paleontology portal Cephalopod size List of belemnites Weis, R.; Mariotti, N. (2007). "A belemnite fauna...