WoRMS taxon details
Ameloctopus litoralis Norman, 1992
342270 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342270)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Norman, M. (1992). <em>Ameloctopus litoralis</em>, gen. et sp. nov. (Cephalopoda : Octopodidae), a new shallow-water octopus from tropical Australian waters. <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 6(3): 567-582., available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/it9920567
page(s): 559 [details]
page(s): 559 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ameloctopus litoralis Norman, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342270 on 2025-03-24
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Nomenclature
original description
Norman, M. (1992). <em>Ameloctopus litoralis</em>, gen. et sp. nov. (Cephalopoda : Octopodidae), a new shallow-water octopus from tropical Australian waters. <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 6(3): 567-582., available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/it9920567
page(s): 559 [details]
page(s): 559 [details]
Other
additional source
Norman M.D. & Hochberg F.G. (2005) The current state of Octopus taxonomy. <i>Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin</i> 66:127–154. [details]
additional source Norman M.D., Finn J.K. & Hochberg F.G. (2014). Family Octopodidae. pp. 36-215, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. <i>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date</i>. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls.
page(s): 66 [details]
additional source Norman M.D., Finn J.K. & Hochberg F.G. (2014). Family Octopodidae. pp. 36-215, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. <i>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date</i>. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls.
page(s): 66 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat coastal [details]
