Register of Antarctic Species (RAS) - Octopodoidea A. d'Orbigny, 1839

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Octopodoidea A. d'Orbigny, 1839

AphiaID

14672 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:14672)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Superfamily

Parent

Incirrata

Original name

Octopodidae A. d'Orbigny, 1839

Synonymised names

Bolitaenoidea Chun, 1911 · unaccepted

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Family Amphitretidae Hoyle, 1886
Family Bathypolypodidae G. C. Robson, 1929
Family Eledonidae Rochebrune, 1884
Family Enteroctopodidae Strugnell, Norman, Vecchione, Guzik & Allcock, 2014
Family Megaleledonidae Iw. Taki, 1961
Family Octopodidae A. d'Orbigny, 1839

Environment

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

Original description

Orbigny, A. d'. (1836-1842). Mollusques, Echinodermes, Foraminifères et Polypiers recueillis aux Iles Canaries par MM. Webb et Berthelot. In: Barker-Webb, P. & Berthelot, S. (eds) Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries, volume 2(2): 117 pp., pls 1-7, 7B. pp. 1-24 [Aug. 1839], 25-48 [Sept. 1839], 49-72 [Oct-1839], 73-104 [Jan. 1840], 105-136 [Mar. 1840], 137-143 [Apr. 1840], 145-152 [Aug. 1842]; pl. 1 [Jul. 1836], 2 [Dec. 1836], 3 [May 1842], 4-5 [June 1840], 7 [May 1842], 6, 7B [Aug. 1842]. Paris: Béthune. In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot (1836-1844), Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries 2(2). Zoologie: Mollusques. Paris., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41308382 [details]

(of Octopodidae A. d'Orbigny, 1839) Orbigny, A. d'. (1836-1842). Mollusques, Echinodermes, Foraminifères et Polypiers recueillis aux Iles Canaries par MM. Webb et Berthelot. In: Barker-Webb, P. & Berthelot, S. (eds) Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries, volume 2(2): 117 pp., pls 1-7, 7B. pp. 1-24 [Aug. 1839], 25-48 [Sept. 1839], 49-72 [Oct-1839], 73-104 [Jan. 1840], 105-136 [Mar. 1840], 137-143 [Apr. 1840], 145-152 [Aug. 1842]; pl. 1 [Jul. 1836], 2 [Dec. 1836], 3 [May 1842], 4-5 [June 1840], 7 [May 1842], 6, 7B [Aug. 1842]. Paris: Béthune. In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot (1836-1844), Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries 2(2). Zoologie: Mollusques. Paris., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41308382
page(s): 13-14 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Octopodoidea A. d'Orbigny, 1839. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2025) Register of Antarctic Species at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=14672 on 2026-01-15

Regional species database citation

RAS (Eds.) (2026). Register of Antarctic Species. Octopodoidea A. d'Orbigny, 1839. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php/www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/rest/rest/rest/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=14672 on 2026-01-15

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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2015-02-14 13:10:31Z

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2018-02-07 15:28:10Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2024-07-21 06:19:09Z

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original description Orbigny, A. d'. (1836-1842). Mollusques, Echinodermes, Foraminifères et Polypiers recueillis aux Iles Canaries par MM. Webb et Berthelot. In: Barker-Webb, P. & Berthelot, S. (eds) Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries, volume 2(2): 117 pp., pls 1-7, 7B. pp. 1-24 [Aug. 1839], 25-48 [Sept. 1839], 49-72 [Oct-1839], 73-104 [Jan. 1840], 105-136 [Mar. 1840], 137-143 [Apr. 1840], 145-152 [Aug. 1842]; pl. 1 [Jul. 1836], 2 [Dec. 1836], 3 [May 1842], 4-5 [June 1840], 7 [May 1842], 6, 7B [Aug. 1842]. Paris: Béthune. In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot (1836-1844), Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries 2(2). Zoologie: Mollusques. Paris., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41308382 [details]

original description (of Octopodidae A. d'Orbigny, 1839) Orbigny, A. d'. (1836-1842). Mollusques, Echinodermes, Foraminifères et Polypiers recueillis aux Iles Canaries par MM. Webb et Berthelot. In: Barker-Webb, P. & Berthelot, S. (eds) Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries, volume 2(2): 117 pp., pls 1-7, 7B. pp. 1-24 [Aug. 1839], 25-48 [Sept. 1839], 49-72 [Oct-1839], 73-104 [Jan. 1840], 105-136 [Mar. 1840], 137-143 [Apr. 1840], 145-152 [Aug. 1842]; pl. 1 [Jul. 1836], 2 [Dec. 1836], 3 [May 1842], 4-5 [June 1840], 7 [May 1842], 6, 7B [Aug. 1842]. Paris: Béthune. In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot (1836-1844), Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries 2(2). Zoologie: Mollusques. Paris., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41308382
page(s): 13-14 [details]

status source Strugnell J.M., Norman M.D., Vecchione M., Guzik M. & Allcock A.L. (2014). The ink sac clouds octopod evolutionary history. Hydrobiologia. 725: 215-235., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-013-1517-6 [details]

status source Taite, M.; Fernández-Álvarez, F.; Braid, H.; Bush, S.; Bolstad, K.; Drewery, J.; Mills, S.; Strugnell, J.; Vecchione, M.; Villanueva, R.; Voight, J.; Allcock, A. (2023). Genome skimming elucidates the evolutionary history of Octopoda. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 182: 107729., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107729 [details]

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