See text The Octopodidae comprise the family containing the majority of known octopus species (about 175 species).

The World Register of Marine Species lists these 23 genera:[1] Two fossil genera are also known: Styletoctopus from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of the Sannine Formation in Lebanon, and Bolcaoctopus from the Early Eocene (Ypresian) of Monte Bolca, Italy.

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