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Octopus hummelincki Adam, 1936

341984  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:341984)

accepted
Species
Octopus filosus Howell, 1868 · unaccepted (ICZN decision (opinion 2147,...)  
ICZN decision (opinion 2147, 2006) suppressed this species name
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Adam, W. (1936). Notes sur les cephalopodes. VI. - Une nouvelle espèce d'<i>Octopus</i> (<i>Octopus hummelincki</i> sp. nov.) des Indes Occidentales Nèerlandaises. <em>Bulletin du Musée royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique.</em> 12(40): 1-3., available online at https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/rbins-publications/bulletin-of-the-royal-belgian-natural-history-museum/12-36/irscnb_p4087_0126ffp_12_bulletin-40.pdf [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Octopus hummelincki Adam, 1936. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=341984 on 2025-09-17
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Octopus hummelincki Adam, 1936. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=341984 on 2025-09-17
Date
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2008-03-27 18:55:09Z
created
2010-10-22 18:03:32Z
checked
2018-02-07 15:28:10Z
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2025-04-06 02:13:33Z
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original description Adam, W. (1936). Notes sur les cephalopodes. VI. - Une nouvelle espèce d'<i>Octopus</i> (<i>Octopus hummelincki</i> sp. nov.) des Indes Occidentales Nèerlandaises. <em>Bulletin du Musée royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique.</em> 12(40): 1-3., available online at https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/rbins-publications/bulletin-of-the-royal-belgian-natural-history-museum/12-36/irscnb_p4087_0126ffp_12_bulletin-40.pdf [details] 

original description (of Octopus filosus Howell, 1868) Howell, S. B. (1868). Description of two new species of cephalopods. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 3: 239-241 ["1867"]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6658978
page(s): 240 [details] 

additional source Judkins, H. L., M. Vecchione, and C. F. E. Roper. 2009. Cephalopoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 701–709 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] 

additional source Voss, G. L. (1953). Observations on a living specimen of <i>Octopus hummelincki</i> Adam. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 66(3): 73-76., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8523376 [details] 

additional source Toll, R. B. (1990). A reaffirmation of the nomenclatural status of <i>Octopus filosus</i> Howell, 1868, the senior synonym of <i>Octopus hummelincki</i> Adam, 1936. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 104(1): 26-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8501098 [details] 

status source ICZN. (2006). Opinion 2147. <i>Octopus hummelincki</i> Adam, 1936 (Mollusca, Cephalopoda): specific name conserved. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 63 (2): 134-135., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34353022 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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