Taxonomy Profile: Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier 1797)

Octopus vulgaris: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Octopus vulgaris americanus
D'Orbigny 1842 In R de la Sagra 1838-1857
Octopus rugosus
Bosc 1792
Octopus vulgare
Cuvier 1797
Octopus brevitentaculatus
Blainville 1826
Octopus cassiopeia
Gray 1849
Octopus coerulescentes
Arbanasich 1895
Sepia granulata
Bosc 1792
Octopus granulatus
Lamarck 1798
Octopus incertus
Targioni-Tozzetti 1869
Sepia rugosa
Bosc 1792
Octopus niger
Risso 1854
Octopus troscheli
Targioni-Tozzetti 1869
Octopus tuberculatus
Blainville 1826
Octopus tuberculatus
Risso 1826
Octopus ruber
Rafinesque 1814
Octopus tetradynamus
Rafinesque 1814
Common Name(s):
common octopus []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Octopus vulgaris: 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 vulgaris
common octopus |
Octopus vulgaris Direct Children(s):
Octopus vulgaris: 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 vulgaris
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Octopus vulgaris
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 vulgaris
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 vulgaris
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 vulgaris
Octopus vulgaris: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Octopus vulgaris: Comments
Comment:
Taxon Validity: [see ICZN (1954:278)]. Repository: MNHN Neotype [fide Hochberg and Mangold (In press)]. Type Locality: Type Locality unresolved