Pteroctopus
Pteroctopus hoylei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Genus: Pteroctopus
Fischer, 1882 in 1880-1887[1]
Type species
Octopus tetracirrhus
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1]
  • Berrya Adam, 1939
  • Danoctopus Joubin, 1933
  • Hapaloctopus Taki, 1962

Pteroctopus is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.

Species

  • Pteroctopus eurycephala * (Taki, 1964)
  • Pteroctopus hoylei (Berry, 1909) – Pacific Fourhorn Octopus
  • Pteroctopus keralensis * (Oommen, 1966)
  • Pteroctopus schmidti (Joubin, 1933) – Dana Octopus
  • Pteroctopus tetracirrhus (Delle Chiaje, 1830 in 1823-1831) – Fourhorn Octopus or Atlantic Fourhorn Octopus
  • Pteroctopus witjazi * Akimushkin, 1963

The species listed above with an asterisk (*) are taxon inquirendum and need further study to determine if they are valid species or synonyms.

References

  1. 1 2 Julian Finn (2017). "Pteroctopus Fischer 1882 in 1880-1887". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 4 February 2018.


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