Taxonomy Profile: Octopus macropus (Risso 1826)

Octopus macropus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Octopus verrilli palliata
Robson 1929
Octopus bermudensis
Hoyle 1885
Octopus chromatus
Heilprin 1888
Octopus alderii
Verany 1851
Octopus didynamus
Rafinesque 1814
Octopus granosus
Blainville 1826
Octopus longimanus
Férussac 1839 in Férussac and D'Orbigny 1834-1848
Octopus frayedus
Rafinesque 1814
Octopus macropodus
SanGiovanni 1829
Octopus heteropus
Rafinesque 1814
Tremoctopus scalenus
Hoyle 1904
Common Name(s):
Atlantic white-spotted octopus []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Octopus macropus: 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 macropus
Atlantic white-spotted octopus |
Octopus macropus Direct Children(s):
Octopus macropus: 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 macropus
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Octopus macropus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Risso, A.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1826-01-01 / 1826-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Apercu sur l'histoire naturelle des Mollusques
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Meridionale et particulierement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes, 4
Page(s):
1-439
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Octopus macropus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Mangold, Katharina / N. A. Voss, M. Veccione, R. B. Toll and M. J. Sweeney, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
The Octopodinae from the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Systematics and Biogeography of Cephalopods. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 586 (I-II)
Page(s):
521-528
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, D. C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Octopus macropus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Risso, A.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1854-01-01 / 1854-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mollusques Cephalopodes vivants observes dans les parage mediterraneen du Comte de Nice
Page(s):
81
Publisher:
Publication Place:
Nice, France
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
81 pages, 33 plates
Reference for:
Octopus macropus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
Page(s):
526
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-888569-01-8/0097-0638
Notes:
Reference for:
Octopus macropus
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 macropus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Turgeon, D. D., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, W. K. Emerson, W. G. Lyons, W. Pratt, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1988-01-01 / 1988-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication 16
Page(s):
vii + 277
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-913235-47-4/0097-0638
Notes:
Reference for:
Octopus macropus
Octopus macropus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Octopus macropus: Comments
Comment:
Taxon Validity: [fide Mangold (1998)]. Repository: Type repository undetermined. Type Locality: Type Locality not indicated; presumed to be near Nice [fide Mangold (1998)]