Taxonomy Profile: Octopus (Cuvier 1797)

Octopus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Macrotritopus
Grimpe 1922
Amphioctopus
Fischer 1882
Tritaxeopus
Owen 1881
Pseudoctopus
Grimpe 1925
Pinnoctopus
D'Orbigny 1845 in 1845-1847
Paroctopus
Naef 1923
Macrochlaena
Robson 1929
Joubinia
Robson 1929
Callistoctopus
Taki 1964
Octopus (Macroctopus)
Robson 1928
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Octopus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Lophozoa
Phylum : Mollusca
molluscs |
mollusks |
molusco |
mollusques |
Class : Cephalopoda
octopuses |
squids |
cefalopode |
lula |
náutilo |
polvo |
calmars |
encornets |
pieuvres |
poulpes |
Subclass : Coleoidea
Superorder : Octobrachia
Order : Octopoda
Suborder : Incirrina
Family : Octopodidae
Subfamily : Octopodinae
Genus : Octopus
Octopus Direct Children(s):
Octopus vulgaris
(Cuvier 1797)
Octopus rubescens
(Berry 1953)
Octopus joubini
(Robson 1929)
Octopus mercatoris
(Adam 1937)
Octopus briareus
(Robson 1929)
Octopus macropus
(Risso 1826)
Octopus burryi
(Voss 1950)
Octopus bimaculatus
(Verrill 1883)
Octopus bimaculoides
(Pickford and McConnaughey 1949)
Octopus californicus
(Berry 1911)
Octopus carolinensis
(Verrill 1884)
Octopus fitchi
(Berry 1953)
Octopus hongkongensis
(Hoyle 1885)
Octopus hubbsorum
(Berry 1953)
Octopus micropyrsus
(Berry 1953)
Octopus penicillifer
(Berry 1954)
Octopus pricei
(Berry 1913)
Octopus veligero
(Berry 1953)
Octopus maya
(Voss and Solis Ramirez 1966)
Octopus defilippi
(Verany 1851)
Octopus digueti
(Perrier and Rochebrune 1894)
Octopus bocki
(Adam 1941)
Octopus robsoni
(Adam 1941)
Octopus nanus
(Adam 1973)
Octopus globosus
(Appellöf 1886)
Octopus kermadecensis
(Berry 1914)
Octopus oliveri
(Berry 1914)
Octopus alecto
(Berry 1953)
Octopus filamentosus
(Blainville 1826)
Octopus lobensis
(Castellanos and Menni 1969)
Octopus tehuelchus
(D'Orbigny 1834 in 1834-1847)
Octopus aculeatus
(D'Orbigny 1834 in Férussac and D'Orbigny 1834-1848)
Octopus areolatus
(De Haan 1839-1841 in Férussac and D'Orbigny 1834-1848)
Octopus nanhaiensis
(Dong 1976)
Octopus striolatus
(Dong 1976)
Octopus microphthalmus
(Goodrich 1896)
Octopus mimus
(Gould 1852)
Octopus ornatus
(Gould 1852)
Octopus tetricus
(Gould 1852)
Octopus cyanea
(Gray 1849)
Octopus favonius
(Gray 1849)
Octopus hardwickei
(Gray 1849)
Octopus polyzenia
(Gray 1849)
Octopus filosus
(Howell 1867)
Octopus australis
(Hoyle 1885)
Octopus pallidus
(Hoyle 1885)
Octopus tonganus
(Hoyle 1885)
Octopus verrucosus
(Hoyle 1885)
Octopus vitiensis
(Hoyle 1885)
Octopus arborescens
(Hoyle 1904)
Octopus oculifer
(Hoyle 1904)
Octopus gardineri
(Hoyle 1905)
Octopus maorum
(Hutton 1880)
Octopus chierchiae
(Jatta 1889)
Octopus niveus
(Lesson 1830 in 1830-1831)
Octopus alpheus
(Norman 1993)
Octopus aspilosomatis
(Norman 1993)
Octopus dierythraeus
(Norman 1993)
Octopus graptus
(Norman 1993)
Octopus exannulatus
(Norman 1993)
Octopus mototi
(Norman 1993)
Octopus varunae
(Oommen 1971)
Octopus kagoshimensis
(Ortmann 1888)
Octopus cordiformis
(Quoy and Gaimard 1832)
Octopus superciliosus
(Quoy and Gaimard 1832)
Octopus winckworthi
(Robson 1926)
Octopus sanctaehelenae
(Robson 1929)
Octopus conispadiceus
(Sasaki 1917)
Octopus longispadiceus
(Sasaki 1917)
Octopus ovulum
(Sasaki 1917)
Octopus parvus
(Sasaki 1917)
Octopus alatus
(Sasaki 1920)
Octopus ochotensis
(Sasaki 1920)
Octopus spinosus
(Sasaki 1920)
Octopus tsugarensis
(Sasaki 1920)
Octopus validus
(Sasaki 1920)
Octopus yendoi
(Sasaki 1920)
Octopus fujitai
(Sasaki 1929)
Octopus luteus
(Sasaki 1929)
Octopus oshimai
(Sasaki 1929)
Octopus tenebricus
(Smith 1884)
Octopus campbelli
(Smith 1902)
Octopus occidentalis
(Steenstrup in Hoyle 1886)
Octopus berrima
(Stranks and Norman 1993)
Octopus bunurong
(Stranks 1990)
Octopus kaurna
(Stranks 1990)
Octopus warringa
(Stranks 1990)
Octopus roosevelti
(Stuart 1941)
Octopus mutilans
(Taki 1942)
Octopus sasakii
(Taki 1942)
Octopus araneoides
(Taki 1964)
Octopus salutii
(Verany 1839)
Octopus magnificus
(Villanueva et al 1992)
Octopus zonatus
(Voss 1968)
Octopus balboai
(Voss 1971)
Octopus selene
(Voss 1971)
Octopus rapanui
(Voss 1979)
Octopus wolfi
(Wülker 1913)
Octopus adamsi
(Benham 1944)
Octopus brocki
(Ortmann 1888)
Octopus hattai
(Sasaki 1929)
Octopus horridus
(D'Orbigny 1826)
Octopus pentherinus
(Rochebrune and Mabille 1889)
Octopus prashadi
(Adam 1939)
Octopus taprobanensis
(Robson 1926)
Octopus lechenaultii
(D'Orbigny 1826 in Férussac and D'Orbigny 1834-1848)
Octopus membranaceus
(Quoy and Gaimard 1832)
Octopus aegina
(Gray 1849)
Octopus marginatus
(Taki 1964)
Octopus minor
(Sasaki 1920)
Octopus abaculus
(Norman and Sweeney 1997)
Octopus nocturnus
(Norman and Sweeney 1997)
Octopus pumilus
(Norman and Sweeney 1997)
Octopus fangsiao
(D'Orbigny 1839-1841 in Férussac and D'Orbigny 1834-1848)
Octopus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Michael J. Sweeney
Notes:
Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, 10th and Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Octopus
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Octopus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Cuvier, G.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1797-01-01 / 1797-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Tableau elementaire de l'histoire naturelle des animaux
Page(s):
710
Publisher:
Publication Place:
Paris, France
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Octopus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Sweeney, M. J. and C. F. E. Roper / N. A. Voss, M. Vecchione, R. B. Toll and M. J. Sweeney, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Classification, type localities and type repositories of recent Cephalopoda
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Systematics and Biogeography of Cephalopods. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 586 (I-II)
Page(s):
561-599
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, D. C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Octopus
Octopus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Octopus: Comments
Comment:
Taxon Validity: [see ICZN (1954:291)]. Type species: Sepia octopus Gmelin, 1791 [suppressed senior objective synonym of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797; see Opinion 1861, ICZN (1997:59)]