MolluscaBase - Polypus macropus (Risso, 1826)

MolluscaBase name details

Polypus macropus (Risso, 1826)

AphiaID

535832 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:535832)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826) accepted as Pinnoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826)

Rank

Species

Parent

Polypus Leach, 1817 accepted as Octopus Cuvier, 1798

Original name

Octopus macropus Risso, 1826

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Subspecies Polypus macropus minor Sasaki, 1920 accepted as Octopus minor (Sasaki, 1920) (original combination)

Environment

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

Original description

(of Octopus macropus Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): vol. 4, p. 3 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Polypus macropus (Risso, 1826). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=535832 on 2025-04-29

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-10-25 17:59:26Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2017-11-17 23:14:58Z

changed

Finn, Julian

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (1)

original description (of Octopus macropus Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): vol. 4, p. 3 [details]