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Species Octopus caerulescens Blainville, 1826

  • Octopus caerulescens Blainviile, H. de. 1826. Poulpe. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 43: 170-214 [189] [nomen dubium; nom. dub., see Robson, G.C. 1929. A Monograph of the Recent Cephalopoda. Pt 1 The Octopodinae. London : British Museum (Natural History) 236 pp. 7 pls].
    Type data:
     Status unknown, Dorre Is., Shark Bay, WA (as île-de-Dorre).

 

Introduction

Nomen dubium.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, inshore.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2014 OCTOPODIDAE 20-Jan-2014 MODIFIED Dr Mark Norman
29-Mar-2010 MODIFIED