All Resolutions
7-9. Octopus vulgaris, Lamarck.
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 common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is a mollusk in the Octopodidae family. As the name suggests, it has eight arms, each bearing strong fleshy suckers. It feeds on crustaceans and other mollusks.
Keywords: 1840s, 19th century, color, mollusk, Octopodidae, octopus, reference book, saltwater, tentacle
