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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Genus: | Octopus |
| Species: | O. vulgaris
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| Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
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The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is a mollusk belonging to the class Cephalopoda. Octopus vulgaris is one of the most studied of all octopus species, and also one of the most intelligent. It ranges from the eastern Atlantic, extends from the Mediterranean Sea and the southern coast of England, to the southern coast of South Africa. It also occurs off the Azores, Canary Islands, and Cape Verde Islands. The species is also common in the Western Atlantic.
- ^ Quinteiro, Javier; Rodríguez-Castro, Jorge; Rey-Méndez, Manuel; González-Henríquez, Nieves (19 March 2020). "Phylogeography of the insular populations of common octopus, Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797, in the Atlantic Macaronesia". PLOS ONE. 15 (3): e0230294. Bibcode:2020PLoSO..1530294Q. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0230194. PMC 7082011. PMID 32191765.
- ^ Allcock, L.; Headlam, J.; Allen, G. (2018). "Octopus vulgaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T162571A918906. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T162571A918906.en. Retrieved 18 March 2022.