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Octopus niveus R. P. Lesson, 1830

535844  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:535844)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Cephalopoda (Class)
  5. Coleoidea (Subclass)
  6. Octopodiformes (Superorder)
  7. Octopoda (Order)
  8. Incirrata (Suborder)
  9. Octopodoidea (Superfamily)
  10. Octopodidae (Family)
  11. Octopus (Genus)
  12. Octopus niveus (Species)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Lesson, R. P. (1830-1831). Chapitre XI. Mollusques, Annélides et Vers; par R.-P. Lesson. pp. 239-456 [15 Nov 1831], plates 1-16 [Mollusques 1-3, 09 Jan 1830; Mollusques 4-6, 01 May 1830; Mollusques 7, 26 May 1830; Mollusques 8-9, 25 Nov 1830; Mollusques 12, 07 Mar 1831; Mollusques 10, 25 Jul 1831; Mollusques 11, 13 Oct 1831; Mollusques 14, 16, 15 Nov 1831; Mollusques 13, 15, 22 Dec 1831]. In: Lesson R.P. 1830-1831. Voyage autour du monde, exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la corvette de Sa Majesté, La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825. Zoologie, par M. Lesson. Tome Second. 1re Partie. Paris, Arthus Bertrand, Libraire-Editeur, Imprimerie de Firmin Didot.<br>link to<a href="https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38663729" target="_blank">Text</a> link to <a href="https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38768370" target="_blank">Plates</a>. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38663729
page(s): pl. 1 fig. 1, 1bis [1830]; 239 [1831] [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Octopus niveus R. P. Lesson, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=535844 on 2025-06-19
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2010-10-25 17:59:26Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2018-02-07 15:28:10Z
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Auffenberg, Kurt

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Nomenclature

original description Lesson, R. P. (1830-1831). Chapitre XI. Mollusques, Annélides et Vers; par R.-P. Lesson. pp. 239-456 [15 Nov 1831], plates 1-16 [Mollusques 1-3, 09 Jan 1830; Mollusques 4-6, 01 May 1830; Mollusques 7, 26 May 1830; Mollusques 8-9, 25 Nov 1830; Mollusques 12, 07 Mar 1831; Mollusques 10, 25 Jul 1831; Mollusques 11, 13 Oct 1831; Mollusques 14, 16, 15 Nov 1831; Mollusques 13, 15, 22 Dec 1831]. In: Lesson R.P. 1830-1831. Voyage autour du monde, exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la corvette de Sa Majesté, La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825. Zoologie, par M. Lesson. Tome Second. 1re Partie. Paris, Arthus Bertrand, Libraire-Editeur, Imprimerie de Firmin Didot.<br>link to<a href="https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38663729" target="_blank">Text</a> link to <a href="https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38768370" target="_blank">Plates</a>. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38663729
page(s): pl. 1 fig. 1, 1bis [1830]; 239 [1831] [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 Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1826). Tableau méthodique de la classe des Céphalopodes. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles.</em> 7: 96-128 [96-120 by Férussac]; (2): 129-169, fold-out table; (3): 245-314, pls. 10-17 [this last part and its plates on Foraminifera only]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5754145
page(s): 144; note: nomen nudum [details] OpenAccess publication

 
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