Octopoteuthis
creator: Gofas, Serge
creator: Martinez, Olga
creator: Vanden Berghe, Edward
creator: Bouchet, Philippe
creator: Finn, Julian
date: 2026-08-02
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Octopoteuthis Rüppell, 1844
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Octopoteuthis Rüppell, 1844. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138271 on 2026-08-02
created: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
modified: 2016-06-12T01:30:29Z
replaces: 879895
replaces: 879897
replaces: 879896
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Octopoteuthis Rüppell, 1844
class: Cephalopoda
family: Octopoteuthidae
genus: Octopoteuthis
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Rüppell, E. (1844). Intorno ad alcuni cefalopodi del mare di Messina: lettera del Dr. Eduardo Rüppell di Frankfort sul Meno al Prof. Anastasio Cocco. Giornale del Gabinetto Letteràrio di Messina. 5(27–28):129-135.
name published in: Krohn, A. (1845). Ueber einen neuen Cephalopoden (Octopodoteuthis). Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 11(1): 47-49.
name published in year: 1844
name published in year: 1845
order: Oegopsida
parent name usage ID: 11741
phylum: Mollusca
scientific name authorship: Rüppell, 1844
taxon rank: Genus
taxonomic status: accepted