Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) resting; Octopodidae
Date 1901
Source A Guide to the shell and starfish galleries of the British Museum p.46
Author British Museum
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Octopus_vulgaris_resting.png

The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is a mollusc belonging to the faimily Octopodidae. Octopus vulgaris is found in the eastern Atlantic extends from the Mediterranean Sea and the southern coast of England to at least Senegal in Africa. It also occurs off the Azores, Canary Islands, and Cape Verde Islands. The species is also common in the Western Atlantic.