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Octopus Cuvier, 1797

138268 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138268)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Cephalopoda (Class)
  5. Coleoidea (Subclass)
  6. Octopodiformes (Superorder)
  7. Octopoda (Order)
  8. Incirrata (Suborder)
  9. Octopodoidea (Superfamily)
  10. Octopodidae (Family)
  11. Octopus (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 (type by subsequent designation)
Octopodidae A. d'Orbigny, 1839
Polypus Leach, 1817 · unaccepted (ICZN Opinion 233)

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  1. Species Octopus cyanea J. E. Gray, 1849
  2. Species Octopus salutii Vérany, 1839
  3. Species Octopus tehuelchus A. d'Orbigny, 1835
  4. Species Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  5. Species Octopus aranea A. d'Orbigny, 1834 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  6. Species Octopus dubius Souleyet, 1852 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  7. Species Octopus filamentosus Blainville, 1826 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  8. Species Octopus pentherinus Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  9. Species Octopus aegina J. E. Gray, 1849 accepted as Amphioctopus aegina (J. E. Gray, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  10. Species Octopus defilippi Vérany, 1851 accepted as Macrotritopus defilippi (Vérany, 1851) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  11. Species Octopus horridus A. d'Orbigny, 1826 accepted as Abdopus horridus (A. d'Orbigny, 1826) (original combination)
  12. Species Octopus indicus A. d'Orbigny, 1835 accepted as Cistopus indicus (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  13. Species Octopus lobensis Castellanos & Menni, 1969 accepted as Octopus tehuelchus A. d'Orbigny, 1835
  14. Species Octopus macropus Risso, 1826 accepted as Pinnoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  15. Species Octopus magnificus Villanueva, P. Sánchez & Compagno Roeleveld, 1992 accepted as Enteroctopus magnificus (Villanueva, P. Sánchez & Compagno Roeleveld, 1992) (original combination)
  16. Species Octopus membranaceus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 accepted as Amphioctopus membranaceus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) (original combination)
  17. Species Octopus robsoni Adam, 1941 accepted as Amphioctopus robsoni (Adam, 1941)
  18. Species Octopus rufus Risso, 1854 accepted as Scaeurgus unicirrhus (Delle Chiaje, 1841) (dubious synonym)
  19. Species Octopus rugosus (Bosc, 1792) accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
masculine
Cuvier, G. (1797). Tableau élémentaire de l'histoire naturelle des animaux. [Elementary Table of the Natural History of Animals.]. <em>Baudoin, Paris.</em> :i-xvi, 1-710, pls 1-14. [Dec 1797]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637076
page(s): 380 [details] OpenAccess publication
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Octopus Cuvier, 1797. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138268 on 2026-09-17
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Octopus Cuvier, 1797. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138268 on 2026-09-17
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge
2013-10-13 18:03:35Z
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Gofas, Serge
2015-01-31 10:25:01Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2018-02-07 15:28:10Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2018-05-27 23:05:56Z
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Marshall, Bruce
2020-05-04 20:12:36Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2026-04-21 08:57:28Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2026-05-03 21:24:40Z
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Marshall, Bruce

original description Cuvier, G. (1797). Tableau élémentaire de l'histoire naturelle des animaux. [Elementary Table of the Natural History of Animals.]. <em>Baudoin, Paris.</em> :i-xvi, 1-710, pls 1-14. [Dec 1797]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637076
page(s): 380 [details] OpenAccess publication

taxonomy source Norman M.D., Finn J.K. & Hochberg F.G. (2014). Family Octopodidae. pp. 36-215, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. <i>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date</i>. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls. [details] 

subsequent type designation ICZN. (1997). Opinion 1861. <i>Octopus vulgaris</i> Cuvier [1797] and <i>Loligo vulgaris</i> Lamarck, 1798 (Mollusca, Cephalopoda): specific names conserved. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 54: 59-60., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12446295 [details] 
 
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Octopus) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polypus) (from synonym Polypus Leach, 1817)
To Genbank 
To Genbank (from synonym Polypus Leach, 1817)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 1151562 closeup view) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 1151562 specimen) 
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 038243) 
To ITIS
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