Octopus ornatus
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: Bouchet, Philippe
creator: Finn, Julian
creator: Marshall, Bruce
date: 2026-08-03
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: Octopus ornatus A. A. Gould, 1852
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Octopus ornatus A. A. Gould, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342012 on 2026-08-03
created: 2008-03-27T19:55:09Z
is replaced by: 1805272
modified: 2025-03-23T16:20:25Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Octopus ornatus A. A. Gould, 1852
accepted name usage ID: 1805272
class: Cephalopoda
family: Octopodidae
genus: Octopus
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Gould, A. A. (1852). Mollusca and shells. In: United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes. Boston. 12: 1-510; atlas 1856: 1-16.
name published in year: 1852
order: Octopoda
parent name usage ID: 138268
phylum: Mollusca
scientific name authorship: A. A. Gould, 1852
specific epithet: ornatus
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: superseded combination