Pteroctopus

Pteroctopus
	Pteroctopus hoylei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Octopoda
Family:	Octopodidae
Genus:	Pteroctopus; Fischer, 1882 in 1880-1887
Type species
	Octopus tetracirrhus; Delle Chiaje, 1830
Species
	See text.
Synonyms
	Berrya Adam, 1939; Danoctopus Joubin, 1933; Hapaloctopus Taki, 1962;

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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)
Pteroctopus schmidti (Joubin, 1933) – Dana Octopus
Pteroctopus tetracirrhus (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 and need further study to determine if they are valid species or synonyms.

References

^ ^a ^b Julian Finn (2017). "Pteroctopus Fischer 1882 in 1880-1887". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

External links

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[WoRMS-1] Julian Finn (2017). "Pteroctopus Fischer 1882 in 1880-1887". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

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