WoRMS taxon details
Bathypolypus bairdii (A. E. Verrill, 1872)
157011 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157011)
accepted
Species
Bathypolypus lentus (A. E. Verrill, 1880) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Bathypolypus proschi Muus, 1962 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Benthoctopus piscatorum (A. E. Verrill, 1879) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Octopus bairdii A. E. Verrill, 1872 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Octopus lentus A. E. Verrill, 1880 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Octopus piscatorum A. E. Verrill, 1879 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Octopus bairdii A. E. Verrill, 1872) Verrill, A. E. (1872-1874). Results of recent dredging expeditions on the coast of New England. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> ser. 3, 5: 1-16 [issue for January 1873; separate copies distributed 13 Dec. 1872]; 5: 98-106 [Feb. 1873]; 6: 435-441 [Dec. 1873]; 7: 38-46 [Jan. 1874]; 7: 131-138 [Feb. 1874]; 7: 405-414, pls 4-5 [April 1874]; 7: 498-505, pls 6-8 [May 1874]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36820545
page(s): 5 [details]
page(s): 5 [details]
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. (2025). MolluscaBase. Bathypolypus bairdii (A. E. Verrill, 1872). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157011 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Octopus bairdii A. E. Verrill, 1872) Verrill, A. E. (1872-1874). Results of recent dredging expeditions on the coast of New England. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> ser. 3, 5: 1-16 [issue for January 1873; separate copies distributed 13 Dec. 1872]; 5: 98-106 [Feb. 1873]; 6: 435-441 [Dec. 1873]; 7: 38-46 [Jan. 1874]; 7: 131-138 [Feb. 1874]; 7: 405-414, pls 4-5 [April 1874]; 7: 498-505, pls 6-8 [May 1874]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36820545
page(s): 5 [details]
original description (of Octopus piscatorum A. E. 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]
original description (of Octopus lentus A. E. Verrill, 1880) Verrill, A.E. (1880). Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the eastern coast of North America. No. 8. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> ser. 3(19): 137-140., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36842475
page(s): 138 [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]
page(s): 5 [details]
original description (of Octopus piscatorum A. E. 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]
original description (of Octopus lentus A. E. Verrill, 1880) Verrill, A.E. (1880). Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the eastern coast of North America. No. 8. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> ser. 3(19): 137-140., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36842475
page(s): 138 [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]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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]
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 Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
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 (A. E. Verrill, 1880))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Octopus piscatorum A. E. Verrill, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Octopus bairdii A. E. Verrill, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Octopus lentus A. E. Verrill, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Benthoctopus piscatorum (A. E. Verrill, 1879))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bathypolypus bairdii)
To GenBank (101 nucleotides; 101 proteins)
To GenBank (101 nucleotides; 101 proteins) (from synonym Benthoctopus piscatorum (A. E. Verrill, 1879))
To GenBank (101 nucleotides; 101 proteins) (from synonym Octopus bairdii A. E. Verrill, 1872)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (TAX MOL 574638 Back) (from synonym Octopus bairdii A. E. Verrill, 1872)
To NMNH Extant Collection (TAX MOL 574641 Back) (from synonym Octopus piscatorum A. E. Verrill, 1879)
To NMNH Extant Collection (TAX MOL 575315 Back) (from synonym Octopus bairdii A. E. Verrill, 1872)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus bairdii A. E. Verrill, 1872)
To PESI (from synonym Bathypolypus proschi Muus, 1962)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Octopus lentus A. E. Verrill, 1880)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus piscatorum A. E. Verrill, 1879)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus piscatorum A. E. Verrill, 1879)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus lentus A. E. Verrill, 1880)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Bathypolypus lentus (A. E. Verrill, 1880))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus bairdii A. E. Verrill, 1872)
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 (A. E. Verrill, 1880))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Octopus piscatorum A. E. Verrill, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Octopus bairdii A. E. Verrill, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Octopus lentus A. E. Verrill, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Benthoctopus piscatorum (A. E. Verrill, 1879))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bathypolypus bairdii)
To GenBank (101 nucleotides; 101 proteins)
To GenBank (101 nucleotides; 101 proteins) (from synonym Benthoctopus piscatorum (A. E. Verrill, 1879))
To GenBank (101 nucleotides; 101 proteins) (from synonym Octopus bairdii A. E. Verrill, 1872)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (TAX MOL 574638 Back) (from synonym Octopus bairdii A. E. Verrill, 1872)
To NMNH Extant Collection (TAX MOL 574641 Back) (from synonym Octopus piscatorum A. E. Verrill, 1879)
To NMNH Extant Collection (TAX MOL 575315 Back) (from synonym Octopus bairdii A. E. Verrill, 1872)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus bairdii A. E. Verrill, 1872)
To PESI (from synonym Bathypolypus proschi Muus, 1962)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Octopus lentus A. E. Verrill, 1880)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus piscatorum A. E. Verrill, 1879)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus piscatorum A. E. Verrill, 1879)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus lentus A. E. Verrill, 1880)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Bathypolypus lentus (A. E. Verrill, 1880))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus bairdii A. E. Verrill, 1872)
