Traits name details
Octopus filosus Howell, 1868
341972 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:341972)
unaccepted (ICZN decision (opinion 2147, 2006) suppressed this species name)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Howell, S. B. (1868). Description of two new species of cephalopods. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 3: 239-241 ["1867"]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6658978
page(s): 240 [details]
page(s): 240 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Octopus filosus Howell, 1868. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=341972 on 2025-04-30
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Octopus filosus Howell, 1868. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=341972 on 2025-04-30
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Howell, S. B. (1868). Description of two new species of cephalopods. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 3: 239-241 ["1867"]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6658978
page(s): 240 [details]
additional source Toll, R. B. (1990). A reaffirmation of the nomenclatural status of <i>Octopus filosus</i> Howell, 1868, the senior synonym of <i>Octopus hummelincki</i> Adam, 1936. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 104(1): 26-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8501098 [details]
additional source Norman M.D. & Hochberg F.G. (2005) The current state of Octopus taxonomy. <i>Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin</i> 66:127–154. [details]
source of synonymy Norman M.D., Finn J.K. & Hochberg F.G. (2014). Family Octopodidae. pp. 36-215, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. <i>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date</i>. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls. [details]
status source ICZN. (2006). Opinion 2147. <i>Octopus hummelincki</i> Adam, 1936 (Mollusca, Cephalopoda): specific name conserved. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 63 (2): 134-135., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34353022 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 240 [details]
additional source Toll, R. B. (1990). A reaffirmation of the nomenclatural status of <i>Octopus filosus</i> Howell, 1868, the senior synonym of <i>Octopus hummelincki</i> Adam, 1936. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 104(1): 26-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8501098 [details]
additional source Norman M.D. & Hochberg F.G. (2005) The current state of Octopus taxonomy. <i>Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin</i> 66:127–154. [details]
source of synonymy Norman M.D., Finn J.K. & Hochberg F.G. (2014). Family Octopodidae. pp. 36-215, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. <i>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date</i>. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls. [details]
status source ICZN. (2006). Opinion 2147. <i>Octopus hummelincki</i> Adam, 1936 (Mollusca, Cephalopoda): specific name conserved. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 63 (2): 134-135., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34353022 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
