Patelloctopodidae is a family of stem-

octopod An octopus ( : octopuses or octopodes, see below for variants) is a soft-bodied, eight- limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda (, ). The order consists of some 300 species and is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttlefish ...

cephalopods from the Middle and Late Jurassic of Europe. Five genera are currently placed in the family, '' Etchesia, Muenstellerina,'' '' Patelloctopus,'' '' Pearciteuthis'' and '' Tyrionella,'' Patelloctopodidae is one of two families in the superfamily

Muensterelloidea Muensterelloidea is a superfamily (or clade) of stem-octopod cephalopods from the Early Jurassic to Late Cretaceous. Two families are currently identified, Muensterellidae, and Patelloctopodidae. The clade is the ancestral group from which moder ...

along with the

Muensterellidae Muensterellidae is a family of stem-octopod cephalopods from the Late Jurassic to Late Cretaceous. Phylogeny Muensterellidae is one of two families in the superfamily Muensterelloidea along with the Patelloctopodidae. The muensterelloids are c ...

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