MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Octopus bairdii A. E. Verrill, 1872

ERMS name details

Octopus bairdii A. E. Verrill, 1872

AphiaID

342489 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342489)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Bathypolypus bairdii (A. E. Verrill, 1872)

Rank

Species

Parent

Octopus Cuvier, 1798

Original name

Octopus bairdii A. E. Verrill, 1872

Environment

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

Original description

Verrill, A. E. (1872-1874). Results of recent dredging expeditions on the coast of New England. American Journal of Science and Arts. ser. 3, 5: 1-16 [issue for January 1873; separate copies distributed 13 Dec. 1872]; 5: 98-106 [Feb. 1873]; 6: 435-441 [Dec. 1873]; 7: 38-46 [Jan. 1874]; 7: 131-138 [Feb. 1874]; 7: 405-414, pls 4-5 [April 1874]; 7: 498-505, pls 6-8 [May 1874]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36820545
page(s): 5 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Octopus bairdii A. E. Verrill, 1872. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=342489 on 2025-05-30

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Octopus bairdii A. E. Verrill, 1872. Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342489 on 2025-05-30

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-04-08 09:28:46Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2010-10-17 13:28:46Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2010-10-21 18:18:05Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2018-02-07 15:28:10Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2023-06-18 00:21:19Z

changed

Auffenberg, Kurt

2025-03-09 18:58:15Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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original description Verrill, A. E. (1872-1874). Results of recent dredging expeditions on the coast of New England. American Journal of Science and Arts. ser. 3, 5: 1-16 [issue for January 1873; separate copies distributed 13 Dec. 1872]; 5: 98-106 [Feb. 1873]; 6: 435-441 [Dec. 1873]; 7: 38-46 [Jan. 1874]; 7: 131-138 [Feb. 1874]; 7: 405-414, pls 4-5 [April 1874]; 7: 498-505, pls 6-8 [May 1874]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36820545
page(s): 5 [details]

context source (Deepsea) Gofas, S.; Luque, Á. A.; Templado, J.; Salas, C. (2017). A national checklist of marine Mollusca in Spanish waters. Scientia Marina. 81(2) : 241-254, and supplementary online material., available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.04543.21a [details]