Taxonomy Profile: Octopus aegina (Gray 1849)

Octopus aegina: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Octopus dollfusi
Robson 1928
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Octopus aegina: 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
Species : Octopus aegina
Octopus aegina Direct Children(s):
Octopus aegina: 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 aegina
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Gray, J. E.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1849-01-01 / 1849-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Catalogue of the Mollusca in the British Museum. Part I. Cephalopoda Antepedia
Page(s):
164
Publisher:
Publication Place:
London, England
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Octopus aegina
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Norman, M. D. and M. J. Sweeney
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1997-01-01 / 1997-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
The shallow-water octopuses (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) of the Philippines
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Invertebrate Taxonomy, 11 (1)
Page(s):
89-140
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
8 figures
Reference for:
Octopus aegina
Octopus aegina: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Octopus aegina: Comments
Comment:
Taxon Validity: [fide Norman and Sweeney (1997:104)]. Repository: None designated; BMNH Holotype 128.2.14.1 [fide J.A. Freeman (pers. comm.)]. Type Locality: Not designated