WoRMS taxon details
Muusoctopus eureka (G. C. Robson, 1929)
527127 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:527127)
accepted
Species
Benthoctopus eureka (G. C. Robson, 1929) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Benthoctopus magellanicus G. C. Robson, 1930 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Enteroctopus eureka G. C. Robson, 1929 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Enteroctopus eureka G. C. Robson, 1929) Robson, G. C. (1929). A monograph of the recent Cephalopoda based on the collections in the British Museum (Natural History). Part I. Octopodinae. British Museum (Natural History), London. Pp. 1-236, pls 1-7. [published 27 July 1929]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48282680
page(s): 179 [details]
page(s): 179 [details]
Type locality contained in Falkland Islands Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Falkland Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution In the Southwest Atlantic Ocean: from Península Valdés (43°S) to Cape Horn (55.5°S),
including Isla de los Estados,...
including Isla de los Estados,...
Distribution In the Southwest Atlantic Ocean: from Península Valdés (43°S) to Cape Horn (55.5°S),
including Isla de los Estados, Malvinas/Falkland Islands and Burdwood Bank; also at the Magellan Strait and the Beagle Channel; from the shore to 1156 m depth. [details]
including Isla de los Estados, Malvinas/Falkland Islands and Burdwood Bank; also at the Magellan Strait and the Beagle Channel; from the shore to 1156 m depth. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Muusoctopus eureka (G. C. Robson, 1929). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527127 on 2026-06-20
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Benthoctopus magellanicus G. C. Robson, 1930) Robson, G. C. (1930). Notes on the Cephalopoda.- No. 14. On a new species of <i>Benthoctopus</i> from Patagonia, with remarks on Magellanic octopods. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 10(5): 330-334., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933008673141 [details]
original description (of Enteroctopus eureka G. C. Robson, 1929) Robson, G. C. (1929). A monograph of the recent Cephalopoda based on the collections in the British Museum (Natural History). Part I. Octopodinae. British Museum (Natural History), London. Pp. 1-236, pls 1-7. [published 27 July 1929]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48282680
page(s): 179 [details]
new combination reference Gleadall I.G., Guerrero-Kommritz J., Hochberg F.G. & Laptikhovsky V.V. (2010) The inkless octopuses (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) of the Southwest Atlantic. <i>Zoological Science</i> 27:528-553., available online at https://doi.org/10.2108/zsj.27.528
page(s): 530 [details]
original description (of Enteroctopus eureka G. C. Robson, 1929) Robson, G. C. (1929). A monograph of the recent Cephalopoda based on the collections in the British Museum (Natural History). Part I. Octopodinae. British Museum (Natural History), London. Pp. 1-236, pls 1-7. [published 27 July 1929]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48282680
page(s): 179 [details]
new combination reference Gleadall I.G., Guerrero-Kommritz J., Hochberg F.G. & Laptikhovsky V.V. (2010) The inkless octopuses (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) of the Southwest Atlantic. <i>Zoological Science</i> 27:528-553., available online at https://doi.org/10.2108/zsj.27.528
page(s): 530 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
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]
additional source Bonavita, L. A., Zelaya, D. G. & Güller, M. (2026). Benthic cephalopods (Mollusca) from the Austral Southwest Atlantic. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 322: 233-260., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2026.04.001
page(s): 238, figs 4A-F [details] Available for editors
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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]
additional source Bonavita, L. A., Zelaya, D. G. & Güller, M. (2026). Benthic cephalopods (Mollusca) from the Austral Southwest Atlantic. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 322: 233-260., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2026.04.001
page(s): 238, figs 4A-F [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution In the Southwest Atlantic Ocean: from Península Valdés (43°S) to Cape Horn (55.5°S),including Isla de los Estados, Malvinas/Falkland Islands and Burdwood Bank; also at the Magellan Strait and the Beagle Channel; from the shore to 1156 m depth. [details]
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Benthoctopus eureka (G. C. Robson, 1929))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Benthoctopus magellanicus G. C. Robson, 1930)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Muusoctopus eureka)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 16 proteins) (from synonym Enteroctopus eureka G. C. Robson, 1929)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 16 proteins) (from synonym Benthoctopus eureka (G. C. Robson, 1929))
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 16 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Benthoctopus magellanicus G. C. Robson, 1930)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Benthoctopus eureka (G. C. Robson, 1929))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Benthoctopus magellanicus G. C. Robson, 1930)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Muusoctopus eureka)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 16 proteins) (from synonym Enteroctopus eureka G. C. Robson, 1929)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 16 proteins) (from synonym Benthoctopus eureka (G. C. Robson, 1929))
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 16 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Benthoctopus magellanicus G. C. Robson, 1930)
