WoRMS taxon details
Amphioctopus exannulatus (M. Norman, 1993)
535623 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:535623)
accepted
Species
Octopus exannulatus M. Norman, 1993 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Octopus exannulatus M. Norman, 1993) Norman, M.D. (1993). Ocellate octopuses (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia: description of two new species and redescription of <em>Octopus polyzenia</em> Grey, 1849. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria.</em> 53(2): 309-344., available online at https://museumsvictoria.com.au/media/4926/jmmv19925314.pdf
page(s): 321 [details]
page(s): 321 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Amphioctopus exannulatus (M. Norman, 1993). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=535623 on 2026-03-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Octopus exannulatus M. Norman, 1993) Norman, M.D. (1993). Ocellate octopuses (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia: description of two new species and redescription of <em>Octopus polyzenia</em> Grey, 1849. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria.</em> 53(2): 309-344., available online at https://museumsvictoria.com.au/media/4926/jmmv19925314.pdf
page(s): 321 [details]
basis of record 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]
page(s): 321 [details]
basis of record 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]
Identification resource
identification resource
Lu, C.C. & Chung, W.S. (2017). <em>Guide to the cephalopods of Taiwan</em>. National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan, 560 pp. ISBN 978-986-05-2569-4.
page(s): 462 [details]
page(s): 462 [details]
Other
additional source
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): 71 [details]
page(s): 71 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | Wú-Huán-Xiāo | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Octopus exannulatus M. Norman, 1993)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Amphioctopus exannulatus)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Octopus exannulatus M. Norman, 1993)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus exannulatus M. Norman, 1993)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus exannulatus M. Norman, 1993)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Octopus exannulatus M. Norman, 1993)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Amphioctopus exannulatus)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Octopus exannulatus M. Norman, 1993)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus exannulatus M. Norman, 1993)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus exannulatus M. Norman, 1993)
