WoRMS name details
Callistoctopus rapanui (G. L. Voss, 1979)
534572 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:534572)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Octopus rapanui G. L. Voss, 1979) Voss, G.L. (1979). <em>Octopus rapanui</em>, new species from Easter Island (Cephalopoda: Octopoda). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 92(2): 360-367., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35514071
page(s): 360 [details]
page(s): 360 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Callistoctopus rapanui (G. L. Voss, 1979). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534572 on 2026-03-21
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Octopus rapanui G. L. Voss, 1979) Voss, G.L. (1979). <em>Octopus rapanui</em>, new species from Easter Island (Cephalopoda: Octopoda). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 92(2): 360-367., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35514071
page(s): 360 [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): 360 [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]
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. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
