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Artist
- Name:
- Unknown
Illustration
- Subject:
- Animals
- Technique:
- Metal engraving
- Engraver:
- Annedouche, Christophe
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- Biodiversity Heritage Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Mollusques vivants et fossiles
- Author(s):
- Orbigny, Alcide Dessalines d'
- Publisher:
- Paris: Gide et Cie, Éditeurs, 1845
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
The musky octopus (Eledone moschata) can be found along all the Mediterranean coasts. It has one raw of suckers on each arm and feeds on molluscs, fish, and crustaceans.
Keywords: 1840s, 19th century, color, mollusk, Octopodidae, octopus, reference book, saltwater, tentacle
