WoRMS name details
Bathypolypus lentus (A. E. Verrill, 1880)
341907 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:341907)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Octopus lentus A. E. Verrill, 1880) Verrill, A.E. (1880). Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the eastern coast of North America. No. 8. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> ser. 3(19): 137-140., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36842475
page(s): 138 [details]
page(s): 138 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Bathypolypus lentus (A. E. Verrill, 1880). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=341907 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Octopus lentus A. E. Verrill, 1880) Verrill, A.E. (1880). Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the eastern coast of North America. No. 8. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> ser. 3(19): 137-140., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36842475
page(s): 138 [details]
basis of record Muus, B. (2002). The <em>Bathypolypus-Benthoctopus</em> problem of the North Atlantic (Octopodinae, Cephalopoda). <em>Malacologia.</em> 44(2): 175-222., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13143410 [details]
page(s): 138 [details]
basis of record Muus, B. (2002). The <em>Bathypolypus-Benthoctopus</em> problem of the North Atlantic (Octopodinae, Cephalopoda). <em>Malacologia.</em> 44(2): 175-222., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13143410 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Gofas, S.; Luque, Á. A.; Templado, J.; Salas, C. (2017). A national checklist of marine Mollusca in Spanish waters. <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 81(2) : 241-254, and supplementary online material., available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.04543.21a [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat bathyal [details]
