WoRMS taxon details
Macroctopus maorum (F. W. Hutton, 1880)
535605 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:535605)
accepted
Species
Octopus communis J. Park, 1885 · unaccepted (synonym)
Octopus flindersi Cotton, 1932 · unaccepted (synonym)
Octopus maorum F. W. Hutton, 1880 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Octopus maorum F. W. Hutton, 1880) Hutton, F. W. (1880). Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca. A systematic and descriptive catalogue of the marine and land shells, and of the soft Polyzoa of New Zealand and the adjacent islands. <em>Wellington: Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department.</em> xvi, iv, 224., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13296852
page(s): 1 [details]
page(s): 1 [details]
Type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone (origin: native - non-endemic) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Macroctopus maorum (F. W. Hutton, 1880). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=535605 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Octopus maorum F. W. Hutton, 1880) Hutton, F. W. (1880). Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca. A systematic and descriptive catalogue of the marine and land shells, and of the soft Polyzoa of New Zealand and the adjacent islands. <em>Wellington: Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department.</em> xvi, iv, 224., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13296852
page(s): 1 [details]
original description (of Octopus communis J. Park, 1885) Park, J. (1885). Description of a new <em>Octopus</em>. <em>Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 17(21): 198-199., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33522987
page(s): 198 [details]
original description (of Octopus flindersi Cotton, 1932) Cotton, B. C. (1932). Notes on Australian mollusca, with descriptions of new genera and new species. <em>Records of The South Australian Museum.</em> 4(4): 537-547., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41026749#page/561/mode/1up
page(s): 543, figs 4, 6 [details]
basis of record 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]
page(s): 1 [details]
original description (of Octopus communis J. Park, 1885) Park, J. (1885). Description of a new <em>Octopus</em>. <em>Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 17(21): 198-199., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33522987
page(s): 198 [details]
original description (of Octopus flindersi Cotton, 1932) Cotton, B. C. (1932). Notes on Australian mollusca, with descriptions of new genera and new species. <em>Records of The South Australian Museum.</em> 4(4): 537-547., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41026749#page/561/mode/1up
page(s): 543, figs 4, 6 [details]
basis of record 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Octopus maorum F. W. Hutton, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Octopus flindersi Cotton, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Octopus communis J. Park, 1885)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Macroctopus maorum)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 6 proteins) (from synonym Octopus maorum F. W. Hutton, 1880)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus maorum F. W. Hutton, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Octopus flindersi Cotton, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Octopus communis J. Park, 1885)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Macroctopus maorum)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 6 proteins) (from synonym Octopus maorum F. W. Hutton, 1880)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus maorum F. W. Hutton, 1880)
