WoRMS taxon details
Abdopus tenebricus (E. A. Smith, 1884)
874525 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:874525)
accepted
Species
Octopus tenebricus E. A. Smith, 1884 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Octopus tenebricus E. A. Smith, 1884) Smith, E. A. (1884). Mollusca. pp. 34-116; 487-508 in: <i>Report on the zoological collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of H. M. S. Alert 1881-2</i>. Part I. The collections from Melanesia; Part II. Collections from the western Indian Ocean. London: The Trustees [of the British Museum (Natural History)]. xxv, 684 pp., 54 plates. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63054
page(s): 35, pl. 4, figs B-B3. [details]
page(s): 35, pl. 4, figs B-B3. [details]
Type locality contained in Central and Southern Great Barrier Reef
type locality contained in Central and Southern Great Barrier Reef [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Abdopus tenebricus (E. A. Smith, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=874525 on 2025-11-28
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(of Octopus tenebricus E. A. Smith, 1884) Smith, E. A. (1884). Mollusca. pp. 34-116; 487-508 in: <i>Report on the zoological collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of H. M. S. Alert 1881-2</i>. Part I. The collections from Melanesia; Part II. Collections from the western Indian Ocean. London: The Trustees [of the British Museum (Natural History)]. xxv, 684 pp., 54 plates. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63054
page(s): 35, pl. 4, figs B-B3. [details]
basis of record Norman M.D., Finn J.K. & Hochberg F.G. (2014). Family Octopodidae. pp. 36-215, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. <i>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date</i>. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls.
page(s): 62 [details]
page(s): 35, pl. 4, figs B-B3. [details]
basis of record Norman M.D., Finn J.K. & Hochberg F.G. (2014). Family Octopodidae. pp. 36-215, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. <i>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date</i>. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls.
page(s): 62 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Octopus tenebricus E. A. Smith, 1884)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To NHMUK collection (Octopus tenebricus Smith, 1884; LECTOTYPE & PARALECTOTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:2451069) (from synonym Octopus tenebricus E. A. Smith, 1884)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To NHMUK collection (Octopus tenebricus Smith, 1884; LECTOTYPE & PARALECTOTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:2451069) (from synonym Octopus tenebricus E. A. Smith, 1884)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
