''Pinnoctopus'' is a

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octopus An octopus ( : octopuses or octopodes, see below for variants) is a soft-bodied, eight- limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda (, ). The order consists of some 300 species and is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttle ...

es in the

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Octopodidae The Octopodidae comprise the family containing the majority of known octopus species. Genera The World Register of Marine Species lists these genera: *'' Abdopus'' Norman & Finn, 2001 *'' Ameloctopus'' Norman, 1992 *'' Amphioctopus'' P. Fischer, ...

. It is of doubtful validity.

Species

* ''

Pinnoctopus cordiformis ''Pinnoctopus cordiformis'' is a species of octopus found around the coasts of New Zealand. Description ''Pinnoctopus cordiformis'' is identifiable by its orange-brown or purple-grey colouration; iridescent white spots are found on the arms ...

'' ( Quoy and

Gaimard Joseph Paul Gaimard (31 January 1793 – 10 December 1858) was a French naval surgeon and naturalist. Biography Gaimard was born at Saint-Zacharie on January 31, 1793. He studied medicine at the naval medical school in Toulon, subsequent ...

, 1832. ''nomen dubium'' * ''

Pinnoctopus kermadecensis ''Octopus kermadecensis'' is a species of octopus in the genus ''Octopus''. It is endemic to the Kermadec Islands The Kermadec Islands ( mi, Rangitāhua) are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand's ...

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, 1914)

Taxonomic note

ITIS treats ''Pinnoctopus'' as a synonym of ''

Octopus An octopus ( : octopuses or octopodes, see below for variants) is a soft-bodied, eight- limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda (, ). The order consists of some 300 species and is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttle ...

'' Cuvier, 1797. While the

World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialist ...

treats it as a

nomen dubium In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application. Zoology In case of a ''nomen dubium'' it may be impossible to determine whether a s ...

, has ''P. cordiformis'' as a species of doubtful validity and assigns ''P. kermadecensis'' to ''Octopus''.

References

External links

* Octopodidae Cephalopod genera {{octopus-stub