WoRMS name details
Atlantoctopus Grimpe, 1921
535769 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:535769)
unaccepted
Genus
Octopus lothei Chun, 1913 accepted as Bathypolypus ergasticus (P. Fischer & H. Fischer, 1892) (type by original designation)
- Species Atlantoctopus pseudonymus Grimpe, 1922 accepted as Muusoctopus pseudonymus (Grimpe, 1922) (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Grimpe, G. (1921). Teuthologische Mitteilungen. VII Systematische Ubersicht der Nordseecephalopoden. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 52: 296-305., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9735141
page(s): 299 [details]
page(s): 299 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Atlantoctopus Grimpe, 1921. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=535769 on 2026-05-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Grimpe, G. (1921). Teuthologische Mitteilungen. VII Systematische Ubersicht der Nordseecephalopoden. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 52: 296-305., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9735141
page(s): 299 [details]
page(s): 299 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Gleadall, I. G. (2004). Some old and new genera of Octopus. <em>Interdisciplinary Information Sciences.</em> 10(2): 99-112., available online at https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/iis/10/2/10_2_99/_pdf [details]
