MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Ocythoe Rafinesque, 1814

NARMS taxon details

Ocythoe Rafinesque, 1814

AphiaID

138273 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138273)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Ocythoe tuberculata Rafinesque, 1814 (type by monotypy)

Parent

Ocythoidae Gray, 1849

Original name

Ocythoe Rafinesque, 1814

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Species Ocythoe tuberculata Rafinesque, 1814
Species Ocythoe antiquorum Leach, 1817 accepted as Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758
Species Ocythoe argonautae (Cuvier, 1829) accepted as Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Ocythoe mezzaro Risso, 1854 accepted as Tremoctopus violaceus Delle Chiaje, 1830 (dubious synonym)
Species Ocythoe velata Risso, 1854 accepted as Tremoctopus violaceus Delle Chiaje, 1830 (dubious synonym)

Environment

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

Original description

Rafinesque, C.S. (1814). Pr�cis des d�couvertes et travaux somiologiques de Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz entre 1800 et 1814; ou choix raisonn� de ses principales d�couvertes en zoologie et en botanique, pour servir d'introduction � ses ouvrages futurs. [Summary of the discoveries and somiological works of Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz between 1800 and 1814; or reasoned selection of his principal discoveries in zoology and botany, to serve as an introduction to his future works.]. Palerme. :1-55., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/27701 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Ocythoe Rafinesque, 1814. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2024) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138273 on 2025-04-07

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Ocythoe Rafinesque, 1814. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138273 on 2025-04-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2018-02-07 15:28:10Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2020-05-09 20:38:00Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

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original description Rafinesque, C.S. (1814). Pr�cis des d�couvertes et travaux somiologiques de Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz entre 1800 et 1814; ou choix raisonn� de ses principales d�couvertes en zoologie et en botanique, pour servir d'introduction � ses ouvrages futurs. [Summary of the discoveries and somiological works of Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz between 1800 and 1814; or reasoned selection of his principal discoveries in zoology and botany, to serve as an introduction to his future works.]. Palerme. :1-55., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/27701 [details]

context source (PeRMS) Ram�rez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Per�. Revista de Biologia Tropical. 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]

additional source Finn J.K. (2014). Family Ocythoidea. pp. 237-239, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO]. 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls.
page(s): 238 [details]

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