WoRMS taxon details
Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
140605 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140605)
accepted
Species
Octopus albus Rafinesque, 1814 · unaccepted
Octopus bitentaculatus Risso, 1854 · unaccepted
Octopus brevitentaculatus Blainville, 1826 · unaccepted
Octopus cassiopea Gray, 1849 · unaccepted (synonym)
Octopus cassiopeia Gray, 1849 · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling of...)
incorrect subsequent spelling of specific epithet
Octopus coerulescentes Fra Piero, 1895 · unaccepted
Octopus heteropus Rafinesque, 1814 · unaccepted
Octopus maculatus Rafinesque, 1814 · unaccepted
Octopus moschatus Rafinesque, 1814 · unaccepted
Octopus niger Risso, 1854 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Octopus niger Rafinesque, 1814 · unaccepted
Octopus octopodia Tryon, 1879 · unaccepted
Octopus pilosus Risso, 1826 · unaccepted
Octopus rabassin Risso, 1854 · unaccepted
Octopus ruber Rafinesque, 1814 · unaccepted
Octopus rugosus (Bosc, 1792) · unaccepted
Octopus tetradynamus Rafinesque, 1814 · unaccepted
Octopus tritentaculatus Risso, 1854 · unaccepted
Octopus troscheli Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869 · unaccepted
Octopus troschelii Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Octopus tuberculatus Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869 · unaccepted
Octopus tuberculatus Blainville, 1826 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sepia octopus Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sepia polypus Oken, 1815 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sepia rugosa Bosc, 1792 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Cuvier, G. (1798). Tableau élémentaire de l'histoire naturelle des animaux. <em>Baudoin, Paris.</em> i-xvi, 1-710, Pl. 1-14. [pdf is for copepods :449-456]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637076
page(s): 380 [details]
page(s): 380 [details]
Nomenclature ICZN opinion 233: specific name of type species of Octopus Cuvier, 1797
Distribution circum-global
Distribution Western Atlantic: Occurs primarily south of Cape Hatteras, but it is distributed as far north as Connecticut.
Nomenclature ICZN opinion 233: specific name of type species of Octopus Cuvier, 1797 [details]
Distribution circum-global
Distribution circum-global [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: Occurs primarily south of Cape Hatteras, but it is distributed as far north as Connecticut.
Distribution Western Atlantic: Occurs primarily south of Cape Hatteras, but it is distributed as far north as Connecticut. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140605 on 2024-11-22
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original description
Cuvier, G. (1798). Tableau élémentaire de l'histoire naturelle des animaux. <em>Baudoin, Paris.</em> i-xvi, 1-710, Pl. 1-14. [pdf is for copepods :449-456]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637076
page(s): 380 [details]
original description (of Octopus pilosus Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): 4 [details]
original description (of Octopus brevitentaculatus Blainville, 1826) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1826). Poulpe, <i>Octopus</i> (Malacoz.). pp. 170-214, <i>in</i>: Dictonnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 43. Levrault, Strasbourg & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25309235 [details]
original description (of Octopus octopodia Tryon, 1879) Tryon, G. W. (1878-1879). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>, ser. 1., vol. 1: Cephalopoda. pp 1-316, pls 1-112. Philadelphia, published by the author. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-22, Dec. 30, 1878; pp. 65-128, pls. 23-40, 29, March 1879; pp. 129-192, pls. 41-89, 28, June 1879; pp. 193-316, pls. 90-112, 6 October 1879]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11033260
page(s): 113 [details]
original description (of Octopus ruber Rafinesque, 1814) Rafinesque, C.S. (1814). Précis des découvertes et travaux somiologiques de Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz entre 1800 et 1814; ou choix raisonné de ses principales découvertes en zoologie et en botanique, pour servir d'introduction à ses ouvrages futurs. Summary of the discoveries and somiological works of Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz between 1800 and 1814; or reasoned selection of his principal discoveries in zoology and botany, to serve as an introduction to his future works. <em>Palerme.</em> :1-55., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/27701
page(s): 28 [details]
original description (of Octopus cassiopea Gray, 1849) Gray, J. E. (1849). <i>Catalogue of the Mollusca in the collection of the British Museum I: Cephalopoda antepedia</i>. London: British Museum. 164 pp,. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47563
page(s): 9 [details]
original description (of Octopus tuberculatus Blainville, 1826) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1826). Poulpe, <i>Octopus</i> (Malacoz.). pp. 170-214, <i>in</i>: Dictonnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 43. Levrault, Strasbourg & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25309235
page(s): 187 [details]
original description (of Sepia octopus Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3149 [details]
original description (of Sepia polypus Oken, 1815) Oken, L. (1815-1816). Lehrbuch der Naturgeschichte. Dritter Theil: Zoologie. <em>Erste Abtheilung: Fleischlose Thiere,Leipzig: C.H. Reclam & Jena: A. Schmid, [book (3rd vol part one, of 3 vols, including plates atlas of T.1, 1813].</em> xxviii + 842 pp. + xviii, 40 pls. L [copepods 180-184, 357-359, 4 plates]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.166403
page(s): 243 [details]
original description (of Sepia rugosa Bosc, 1792) Bosc [L. A. G.] (1792). <i>Sepia rugosa</i>. <i>Actes de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris 1</i>: 24, Pl. 5
page(s): 24 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) City University of Hong Kong. (2013). Provision of Services for Species Identification and Data Analysis ofEpibenthic Organisms from Hong Kong Water. Final report. Environmental Protection Department. Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
basis of record 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. [details]
additional source Gao, Y.- M. ; Natsukari, Y. (1990). Karyological Studies on Seven Cephalopods. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 49(2):126-145. [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney & C.E. Nauen (1984). FAO Species catalogue. Vol 3. Cephalopods of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries. FAO Fish. Synop. (125), Vol 3: 277 p. [details]
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]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
page(s): 380 [details]
original description (of Octopus pilosus Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): 4 [details]
original description (of Octopus brevitentaculatus Blainville, 1826) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1826). Poulpe, <i>Octopus</i> (Malacoz.). pp. 170-214, <i>in</i>: Dictonnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 43. Levrault, Strasbourg & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25309235 [details]
original description (of Octopus octopodia Tryon, 1879) Tryon, G. W. (1878-1879). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>, ser. 1., vol. 1: Cephalopoda. pp 1-316, pls 1-112. Philadelphia, published by the author. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-22, Dec. 30, 1878; pp. 65-128, pls. 23-40, 29, March 1879; pp. 129-192, pls. 41-89, 28, June 1879; pp. 193-316, pls. 90-112, 6 October 1879]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11033260
page(s): 113 [details]
original description (of Octopus ruber Rafinesque, 1814) Rafinesque, C.S. (1814). Précis des découvertes et travaux somiologiques de Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz entre 1800 et 1814; ou choix raisonné de ses principales découvertes en zoologie et en botanique, pour servir d'introduction à ses ouvrages futurs. Summary of the discoveries and somiological works of Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz between 1800 and 1814; or reasoned selection of his principal discoveries in zoology and botany, to serve as an introduction to his future works. <em>Palerme.</em> :1-55., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/27701
page(s): 28 [details]
original description (of Octopus cassiopea Gray, 1849) Gray, J. E. (1849). <i>Catalogue of the Mollusca in the collection of the British Museum I: Cephalopoda antepedia</i>. London: British Museum. 164 pp,. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47563
page(s): 9 [details]
original description (of Octopus tuberculatus Blainville, 1826) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1826). Poulpe, <i>Octopus</i> (Malacoz.). pp. 170-214, <i>in</i>: Dictonnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 43. Levrault, Strasbourg & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25309235
page(s): 187 [details]
original description (of Sepia octopus Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3149 [details]
original description (of Sepia polypus Oken, 1815) Oken, L. (1815-1816). Lehrbuch der Naturgeschichte. Dritter Theil: Zoologie. <em>Erste Abtheilung: Fleischlose Thiere,Leipzig: C.H. Reclam & Jena: A. Schmid, [book (3rd vol part one, of 3 vols, including plates atlas of T.1, 1813].</em> xxviii + 842 pp. + xviii, 40 pls. L [copepods 180-184, 357-359, 4 plates]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.166403
page(s): 243 [details]
original description (of Sepia rugosa Bosc, 1792) Bosc [L. A. G.] (1792). <i>Sepia rugosa</i>. <i>Actes de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris 1</i>: 24, Pl. 5
page(s): 24 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) City University of Hong Kong. (2013). Provision of Services for Species Identification and Data Analysis ofEpibenthic Organisms from Hong Kong Water. Final report. Environmental Protection Department. Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
basis of record 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. [details]
additional source Gao, Y.- M. ; Natsukari, Y. (1990). Karyological Studies on Seven Cephalopods. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 49(2):126-145. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney & C.E. Nauen (1984). FAO Species catalogue. Vol 3. Cephalopods of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries. FAO Fish. Synop. (125), Vol 3: 277 p. [details]
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]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature ICZN opinion 233: specific name of type species of Octopus Cuvier, 1797 [details]Unreviewed
Authority Winkworth (1932), Jaeckel (1958) and Abbott (1974) mention "Lamarck, 1798" as authority. Other authors however mention "Cuvier, 1797" (McKay & Smith, 1979; Heppel & Smith, 1983). Until the original description is checked the first authors are followed. [details]Distribution circum-global [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: Occurs primarily south of Cape Hatteras, but it is distributed as far north as Connecticut. [details]
Habitat coastal to shelf [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | tetëkëmbëshioktapodi i zakonshëmlikurishtja | [details] |
| Catalan | pop verpop roquer | [details] |
| Czech | chobotnice pobřežní | [details] |
| Danish | almindelig ottearmet blæksprutte | [details] |
| Dutch | kraakgewoone octopusgewone octopusgewone achtarmachtarm | [details] |
| English | scuttlerock scuttlecommon octopuscommon European octopuscommon Atlantic octopus | [details] |
| Finnish | meritursas | [details] |
| French | poulpe de rochepoulpe communpoulpepieuvre communepieuvre | [details] |
| Galician | polvo | [details] |
| German | PolypKrakegewöhnlicher KrakeGemeiner Octopusgemeiner Krake | [details] |
| Hassaniyya | azeiz | [details] |
| Italian | polpo di scogliopolpo comune | [details] |
| Japanese | マダコma-dako tako | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Χταπόδι | [details] |
| Polish | ośmiornica zwyczajna | [details] |
| Portuguese | polvo-vulgarpolvo comum | [details] |
| Russian | obiknovenniy shprotobiknovenniy osminog | [details] |
| Spanish | pulpo de rocapulpo comúnpulpo | [details] |
| Swedish | attaarmade bläckfiskar | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (402 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Octopus troscheli Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Sepia rugosa Bosc, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Octopus brevitentaculatus Blainville, 1826)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Octopus ruber Rafinesque, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Octopus heteropus Rafinesque, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (60 publications) (from synonym Octopus moschatus Rafinesque, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (712 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (75 publications) (from synonym Octopus rugosus (Bosc, 1792))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (75 publications) (from synonym Octopus tuberculatus Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (75 publications) (from synonym Octopus tuberculatus Blainville, 1826)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Octopus tetradynamus Rafinesque, 1814)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Octopus vulgaris)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (33693 nucleotides; 31229 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 (USNM 856584) left lateral view)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Octopus bitentaculatus Risso, 1854)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus rabassin Risso, 1854)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus pilosus Risso, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus tritentaculatus Risso, 1854)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus niger Risso, 1854)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus brevitentaculatus Blainville, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus tuberculatus Blainville, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Sepia octopus Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Sepia polypus Oken, 1815)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus cassiopea Gray, 1849)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus troschelii Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus ruber Rafinesque, 1814)
To PESI (from synonym Sepia rugosa Bosc, 1792)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus rugosus (Bosc, 1792))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 096645)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (402 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Octopus troscheli Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Sepia rugosa Bosc, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Octopus brevitentaculatus Blainville, 1826)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Octopus ruber Rafinesque, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Octopus heteropus Rafinesque, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (60 publications) (from synonym Octopus moschatus Rafinesque, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (712 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (75 publications) (from synonym Octopus rugosus (Bosc, 1792))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (75 publications) (from synonym Octopus tuberculatus Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (75 publications) (from synonym Octopus tuberculatus Blainville, 1826)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Octopus tetradynamus Rafinesque, 1814)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Octopus vulgaris)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (33693 nucleotides; 31229 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 (USNM 856584) left lateral view)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Octopus bitentaculatus Risso, 1854)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus rabassin Risso, 1854)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus pilosus Risso, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus tritentaculatus Risso, 1854)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus niger Risso, 1854)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus brevitentaculatus Blainville, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus tuberculatus Blainville, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Sepia octopus Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Sepia polypus Oken, 1815)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus cassiopea Gray, 1849)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus troschelii Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus ruber Rafinesque, 1814)
To PESI (from synonym Sepia rugosa Bosc, 1792)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus rugosus (Bosc, 1792))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 096645)
To ITIS
