MolluscaBase - Polypus normani Massy, 1907

WoRMS name details

Polypus normani Massy, 1907

AphiaID

534143 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:534143)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (original combination)

Accepted Name

Muusoctopus normani (Massy, 1907) accepted as Muusoctopus januarii (Hoyle, 1885)

Rank

Species

Parent

Polypus Leach, 1817 accepted as Octopus Cuvier, 1798

Original name

Polypus normani Massy, 1907

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Massy, A.L. (1907). Preliminary notice of new and remarkable cephalopods from the south-west coast of Ireland. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 20(7): 377-384., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254245
page(s): 377-384 [details]

Type data

Note Northeast Atlantic (51º15'N, 11º47'W,...

Type locality Northeast Atlantic (51º15'N, 11º47'W, 707-710 fathoms [1293-1298 m]) [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Polypus normani Massy, 1907. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534143 on 2025-03-31

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-10-17 17:01:16Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2017-11-08 22:20:43Z

changed

Finn, Julian

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Nomenclature

original description Massy, A.L. (1907). Preliminary notice of new and remarkable cephalopods from the south-west coast of Ireland. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 20(7): 377-384., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254245
page(s): 377-384 [details]

From editor or global species database

Type locality Northeast Atlantic (51º15'N, 11º47'W, 707-710 fathoms [1293-1298 m]) [details]

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To GenBank (43 nucleotides; 41 proteins)
To PESI
To ITIS