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WoRMS taxon details

Enteroctopus Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889

AphiaID

341422 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:341422)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Octopus megalocyathus A. A. Gould, 1852 accepted as Enteroctopus megalocyathus (A. A. Gould, 1852) (type by original designation)

Parent

Enteroctopodidae Strugnell, M. Norman, Vecchione, Guzik & Allcock, 2014

Original name

Enteroctopus Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889

Direct children (7)

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Species Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
Species Enteroctopus magnificus (Villanueva, P. Sánchez & Compagno Roeleveld, 1992)
Species Enteroctopus megalocyathus (A. A. Gould, 1852)
Species Enteroctopus zealandicus (Benham, 1944)
Species Enteroctopus membranaceus Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Enteroctopus eureka G. C. Robson, 1929 accepted as Muusoctopus eureka (G. C. Robson, 1929) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Enteroctopus juttingi G. C. Robson, 1929 accepted as Enteroctopus megalocyathus (A. A. Gould, 1852) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Rochebrune, A. T. de & Mabille, J. (1889). Mollusques. in: Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn 1882-1883. Tome 6 (Zoologie 2, part 8). Paris: Gauthiers-Villars. H.1-H.143, pls 1-8., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/105001 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Enteroctopus Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=341422 on 2026-08-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2008-03-27 06:45:57Z

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Decock, Wim

2010-10-17 13:28:46Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2015-02-14 13:10:31Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2018-02-07 15:28:10Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2018-05-27 22:57:20Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2020-05-09 20:38:00Z

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Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Rochebrune, A. T. de & Mabille, J. (1889). Mollusques. in: Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn 1882-1883. Tome 6 (Zoologie 2, part 8). Paris: Gauthiers-Villars. H.1-H.143, pls 1-8., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/105001 [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. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO]. 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls. [details]