WoRMS taxon details
Bathypolypus bairdii (Verrill, 1873)
157011 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157011)
accepted
Species
Bathypolypus lentus (Verrill, 1880) · unaccepted
Bathypolypus proschi Muus, 1962 · unaccepted
Benthoctopus piscatorum (A. E. Verrill, 1879) · unaccepted
Octopus bairdii Verrill, 1873 · unaccepted (original combination)
Octopus lentus Verrill, 1880 · unaccepted
Octopus piscatorum Verrill, 1879 · unaccepted
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution Saguenay Fjord, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern...
Distribution Saguenay Fjord, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley), downstream part of middle St. Lawrence estuary, lower St. Lawrence estuary, Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Honguedo Strait); south Slope of Anticosti Island; Cobscook Bay [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Bathypolypus bairdii (Verrill, 1873). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157011 on 2022-08-19
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original description
(of Octopus piscatorum Verrill, 1879) Verrill, A. E. (1879). Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the east coast of North America. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 3: 17-309.
page(s): 470 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Norman M.D. & Hochberg F.G. (2005) The current state of Octopus taxonomy. <i>Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin</i> 66:127–154. [details]
additional 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]
page(s): 470 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Norman M.D. & Hochberg F.G. (2005) The current state of Octopus taxonomy. <i>Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin</i> 66:127–154. [details]
additional 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]
Present From other sources
Diet fish, crustaceans, and smaller squid [details]Dimensions maximum size of about 100 mm ML [details]
Distribution Saguenay Fjord, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley), downstream part of middle St. Lawrence estuary, lower St. Lawrence estuary, Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Honguedo Strait); south Slope of Anticosti Island; Cobscook Bay [details]
Habitat bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Predators marine mammals, fish [details]
Reproduction sexes are separate. Fertilization is internal but eggs are laid in large communal clusters [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | spoonarm octopus | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (20 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Bathypolypus proschi Muus, 1962)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Bathypolypus lentus (Verrill, 1880))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Octopus piscatorum Verrill, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Octopus bairdii Verrill, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Octopus lentus Verrill, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Benthoctopus piscatorum (A. E. Verrill, 1879))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Benthoctopus piscatorum (A. E. Verrill, 1879))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (TAX MOL 574638 Back) (from synonym Octopus bairdii Verrill, 1873)
To NMNH Extant Collection (TAX MOL 574641 Back) (from synonym Octopus piscatorum Verrill, 1879)
To NMNH Extant Collection (TAX MOL 575315 Back) (from synonym Octopus bairdii Verrill, 1873)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus bairdii Verrill, 1873)
To PESI (from synonym Bathypolypus proschi Muus, 1962)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Octopus piscatorum Verrill, 1879)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus lentus Verrill, 1880)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus lentus Verrill, 1880)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus piscatorum Verrill, 1879)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Bathypolypus lentus (Verrill, 1880))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus bairdii Verrill, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Bathypolypus proschi Muus, 1962)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Bathypolypus lentus (Verrill, 1880))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Octopus piscatorum Verrill, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Octopus bairdii Verrill, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Octopus lentus Verrill, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Benthoctopus piscatorum (A. E. Verrill, 1879))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Benthoctopus piscatorum (A. E. Verrill, 1879))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (TAX MOL 574638 Back) (from synonym Octopus bairdii Verrill, 1873)
To NMNH Extant Collection (TAX MOL 574641 Back) (from synonym Octopus piscatorum Verrill, 1879)
To NMNH Extant Collection (TAX MOL 575315 Back) (from synonym Octopus bairdii Verrill, 1873)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus bairdii Verrill, 1873)
To PESI (from synonym Bathypolypus proschi Muus, 1962)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Octopus piscatorum Verrill, 1879)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus lentus Verrill, 1880)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus lentus Verrill, 1880)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus piscatorum Verrill, 1879)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Bathypolypus lentus (Verrill, 1880))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus bairdii Verrill, 1873)
