''Pteroctopus'' is a
genus 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 ...
es in the
family Octopodidae.
Species
* ''
Pteroctopus eurycephala
''Pteroctopus'' is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.
Species
* '' Pteroctopus eurycephala'' * (Taki, 1964)
* ''Pteroctopus hoylei'' (Berry, 1909) – Pacific Fourhorn Octopus
* '' Pteroctopus keralensis'' * (Oommen, 1966)
* '' Pte ...
'' *
(Taki, 1964)
* ''
Pteroctopus hoylei
''Pteroctopus'' is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.
Species
* '' Pteroctopus eurycephala'' * (Taki, 1964)
* '' Pteroctopus hoylei'' (Berry, 1909) – Pacific Fourhorn Octopus
* '' Pteroctopus keralensis'' * (Oommen, 1966)
* '' Pt ...
''
(Berry
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, 1909) – Pacific Fourhorn Octopus
* ''
Pteroctopus keralensis
''Pteroctopus'' is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.
Species
* ''Pteroctopus eurycephala'' * (Taki, 1964)
* ''Pteroctopus hoylei'' (Berry, 1909) – Pacific Fourhorn Octopus
* '' Pteroctopus keralensis'' * (Oommen, 1966)
* '' Pter ...
'' *
(Oommen, 1966)
* ''
Pteroctopus schmidti''
(Joubin, 1933) – Dana Octopus
* ''
Pteroctopus tetracirrhus
''Pteroctopus'' is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.
Species
* ''Pteroctopus eurycephala'' * (Taki, 1964)
* ''Pteroctopus hoylei'' (Berry, 1909) – Pacific Fourhorn Octopus
* ''Pteroctopus keralensis'' * (Oommen, 1966)
* '' Pter ...
''
(Delle Chiaje, 1830 in 1823-1831) – Fourhorn Octopus or Atlantic Fourhorn Octopus
* ''
Pteroctopus witjazi'' *
Akimushkin, 1963
The species listed above with an asterisk (
*) are ''
taxon inquirendum
In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century.
The term ...
'' and need further study to determine if they are valid species or synonyms.
References
External links
*
Octopodidae
Cephalopod genera
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