Biology:Pteroctopus
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Short description: Genus of molluscs
| Pteroctopus | |
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| Pteroctopus hoylei | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Genus: | Pteroctopus Fischer, 1882 in 1880-1887[1] |
| Type species | |
| Octopus tetracirrhus Delle Chiaje, 1830
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Julian Finn (2017). "Pteroctopus Fischer 1882 in 1880-1887". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138269. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
External links
- "Pteroctopus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=82643.
Wikidata ☰ Q3197053 entry
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