Species Amphioctopus polyzenia (Gray, 1849)
- Octopus polyzenia Gray, J.E. 1849. Catalogue of the Mollusca in the Collection of the British Museum. 1. Cephalopoda Antepedia. London : British Museum (Natural History) 164 pp. [13].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1845.5.14.78 ♂ adult, Port Essington, NT [11°16'S 132°09'E].
Generic Combinations
- Amphioctopus polyzenia (Gray, 1849). —
Norman, M.D. & Hochberg, F.G. 2005. The current state of octopus taxonomy. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication 66: 127-154
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
20°01'S 148°15'E, Dampier Archipelago, ca. 20°29'S 116°35'E.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf.
General References
Norman, M.D. 1992 [1993]. Ocellate octopuses (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia: description of two new species and redescription of Octopus polyzenia Gray, 1849. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 53(2): 309-344 [imprint date 31 December 1992; available 1993] [320] (considered Australian records not conspecific with O. rugosa Bosc, 1792 or O. granulatus Lamarck, 1798 distribution with which O. polyzenia was synonymised by Robson, G.C. 1929. A Monograph of the Recent Cephalopoda. Pt 1 The Octopodinae. London : British Museum (Natural History) 236 pp. 7 pls., and thus removed O. polyzenia from synonymy)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2010 | OCTOPODIDAE | 08-Oct-2010 | MOVED | Dr Mark Norman |
| 29-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |