WoRMS taxon details
Teretoctopus alcocki G. C. Robson, 1932
342398 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342398)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Robson, G. C. (1932). A monograph of the recent Cephalopoda based on the collections in the British Museum (Natural History). Part II. The Octopoda. London., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48234249
page(s): 251 [details]
page(s): 251 [details]
Type locality contained in Omani Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Omani Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Teretoctopus alcocki G. C. Robson, 1932. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342398 on 2026-05-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Robson, G. C. (1932). A monograph of the recent Cephalopoda based on the collections in the British Museum (Natural History). Part II. The Octopoda. London., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48234249
page(s): 251 [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): 251 [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]
Taxonomy
redescription
O'Shea, S.; Samyn, Y.; Ablett, J. D.; D'Acoz, C. D.; Carnall, M. (2026). Redescription of <i>Teretoctopus alcocki</i> Robson, 1932 (Cephalopoda: Enteroctopodidae), and comments on the nomenclature of “inkless octopus” genera. <em>Folia Malacologica.</em> 34(1): 20-35., available online at https://doi.org/10.12657/folmal.034.004
page(s): 23, fig. 1-10, 12-15 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 23, fig. 1-10, 12-15 [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat bathyal [details]
