Species Ameloctopus litoralis Norman, 1992

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• Ameloctopus litoralis Norman, M.D. 1992. Ameloctopus litoralis, gen. et sp. nov. (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae), a new shallow-water octopus from tropical Australian waters. Invertebrate Taxonomy 6: 567-582 [569].

  Type data:

   Holotype NMV F57917, Orpheus Is., Pioneer Bay, depth 0.1 m [18°36'S 146°29'E].

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
  • Queensland: Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast
  • Western Australia: N coast, NW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Intertidal.

Extra Ecological Information

At low tide in lair in sand, amongst large soft corals.

 

Common Name References

Norman, M.D. & Reid, A.L. 2000. A Guide to Squid, Cuttlefish and Octopus of Australasia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing 96 pp. [54] (Banded String-arm Octopus)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		29-Mar-2010	MODIFIED