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Sepia octopus
Gmelin, 1791
AphiaID
750341
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:750341)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Mollusca
Cephalopoda
Coleoidea
Decapodiformes
Sepiida
Sepiina
Sepioidea
Sepiidae
Sepia
Sepia octopus
Status
unaccepted
(synonym)
Accepted name
Octopus vulgaris
Cuvier, 1797
Rank
Species
Parent
Sepia
Linnaeus, 1758
Original name
Sepia octopus
Gmelin, 1791
Environment
marine,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Original description
Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910.
,
available online at
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3149
[details]
Taxonomic citation
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase.
Sepia octopus
Gmelin, 1791. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=750341 on 2026-06-29
Regional species database citation
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species.
Sepia octopus
Gmelin, 1791. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=750341 on 2026-06-29
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
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2014-01-30 12:11:24Z
created
Gofas, Serge
2018-02-07 15:28:10Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2022-10-13 03:00:36Z
changed
Marshall, Bruce
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original description
Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910.
,
available online at
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3149
[details]
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