WoRMS taxon details
Octopus zonatus G. L. Voss, 1968
342049 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342049)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Voss, G. L. (1968). Biological Investigations of the Deep Sea. 39. Octopods from the R/V Pillsbury southwestern Caribbean cruise, 1966, with a description of a new species, <i>Octopus zonatus</i>. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 18(3): 645-659. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Octopus zonatus G. L. Voss, 1968. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342049 on 2026-03-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Voss, G. L. (1968). Biological Investigations of the Deep Sea. 39. Octopods from the R/V Pillsbury southwestern Caribbean cruise, 1966, with a description of a new species, <i>Octopus zonatus</i>. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 18(3): 645-659. [details]
Taxonomy
status source
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
Unreviewed
Habitat shelf [details]
