MolluscaBase - Macroctopus G. C. Robson, 1928

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Macroctopus G. C. Robson, 1928

AphiaID

534120 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:534120)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Octopus maorum F. W. Hutton, 1880 accepted as Macroctopus maorum (F. W. Hutton, 1880) (type by original designation)

Parent

Octopodidae A. d'Orbigny, 1839

Original name

Octopus (Macroctopus) G. C. Robson, 1928

Synonymised names

Octopus (Macroctopus) G. C. Robson, 1928 · unaccepted

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Species Macroctopus maorum (F. W. Hutton, 1880)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Octopus (Macroctopus) G. C. Robson, 1928) Robson, G. C. (1928). On the giant octopus of New Zealand. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 98(1): 257-264., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1928.tb07150.x/abstract
page(s): 257 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Macroctopus G. C. Robson, 1928. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534120 on 2025-09-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-10-17 13:28:46Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2017-11-27 22:18:06Z

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Finn, Julian

2020-05-04 20:35:20Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2022-08-27 09:38:30Z

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Vos, Chris

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description (of Octopus (Macroctopus) G. C. Robson, 1928) Robson, G. C. (1928). On the giant octopus of New Zealand. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 98(1): 257-264., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1928.tb07150.x/abstract
page(s): 257 [details]