MarBEF Data System
NARMS name details
Octopus elegans
Brock, 1887
AphiaID
535620
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:535620)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Mollusca
Cephalopoda
Coleoidea
Octopodiformes
Octopoda
Incirrata
Octopodoidea
Octopodidae
Octopus
Octopus elegans
Status
uncertain >
nomen dubium
Rank
Species
Parent
Octopus
Cuvier, 1798
Orig. name
Octopus elegans
Brock, 1887
Environment
marine,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Original description
Brock, J. (1887). Indische Cephalopoden. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher.</em> 2: 591-614.
,
available online at
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10356631
page(s): 597
[details]
Descriptive notes
Taxonomic citation
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase.
Octopus elegans
Brock, 1887. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=535620 on 2024-04-30
Regional species database citation
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2024). European Register of Marine Species.
Octopus elegans
Brock, 1887. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=535620 on 2024-04-30
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2010-10-22 18:03:32Z
created
Bouchet, Philippe
2018-02-07 15:28:10Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2019-11-01 10:22:09Z
changed
Köhler, Frank
[taxonomic tree]
Sources (2)
Documented distribution (0)
Links (2)
original description
Brock, J. (1887). Indische Cephalopoden. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher.</em> 2: 591-614.
,
available online at
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10356631
page(s): 597
[details]
status 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]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To PESI
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