Pteroctopus is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.
| 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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| Species | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Species edit
- 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 edit
- ^ a b Julian Finn (2017). "Pteroctopus Fischer 1882 in 1880-1887". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
External links edit
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