Species Octopus pallidus Hoyle, 1885
Pale Octopus
- Octopus boscii pallida Hoyle, W.E. 1885. Diagnoses of new species of Cephalopoda collected during the cruise of H.M.S. Challenger. Pt 1. The Octopoda. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 15: 222-236 [223].
Type data:
Status unknown, locality unknown. - Octopus pallidus Robson, G.C. 1929. A Monograph of the Recent Cephalopoda. Pt 1 The Octopodinae. London : British Museum (Natural History) 236 pp., 7 pls. [223].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1889.4.24.19 ♂, off East Moncoeur Island, Bass Strait, 70 m [39°10'30"S 146°37'E]; BMNH 1889.4.24.20-21 ♀ juv., off Twofold Bay, NSW, 275 m [36°59'S 150°20'E]; BMNH 1889.4.24.20–21 ♂, off Twofold Bay, NSW, 275 m [36°59'S 150°20'E].Type locality references:
Hoyle, W.E. 1886. Report on the Cephalopoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 16(44): 1-245 pls 1-33.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
IMCRA
Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, inshore.
General References
Stranks, T.N. 1988. Redescription of Octopus pallidus (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) from south-eastern Australia. Malacologia 29(1): 275-287 (taxonomy, morphology)
Common Name References
Norman, M.D. & Reid, A.L. 2000. A Guide to Squid, Cuttlefish and Octopus of Australasia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing 96 pp. [71] (Pale Octopus)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2014 | OCTOPODIDAE | 29-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | Dr Mark Norman |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |