WoRMS name details
Benthoctopus magellanicus G. C. Robson, 1930
341922 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:341922)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Benthoctopus Grimpe, 1921 accepted as Bathypolypus Grimpe, 1921
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Robson, G. C. (1930). Notes on the Cephalopoda.- No. 14. On a new species of <i>Benthoctopus</i> from Patagonia, with remarks on Magellanic octopods. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 10(5): 330-334. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Benthoctopus magellanicus G. C. Robson, 1930. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=341922 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
Robson, G. C. (1930). Notes on the Cephalopoda.- No. 14. On a new species of <i>Benthoctopus</i> from Patagonia, with remarks on Magellanic octopods. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 10(5): 330-334. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Gleadall I.G., Guerrero-Kommritz J., Hochberg F.G. & Laptikhovsky V.V. (2010) The inkless octopuses (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) of the Southwest Atlantic. <i>Zoological Science</i> 27:528-553.
page(s): 530 [details]
page(s): 530 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]





Unreviewed
Habitat neritic [details]