''Pteroctopus'' is a
genus
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of
octopus
An octopus (: octopuses or octopodes) 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, cuttlefish, and nautiloids. Like oth ...
es in the
family
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Octopodidae
The Octopodidae comprise the family containing the majority of known octopus species (about 175 species).
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species lists these 23 genera:
*'' Abdopus'' Norman & Finn, 2001 (7 species)
*'' Ameloctopus'' Norman, ...
.
Species
* ''
Pteroctopus eurycephala'' *
(Taki, 1964)
* ''
Pteroctopus hoylei''
(Berry
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, 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
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 ter ...
'' and need further study to determine if they are valid species or synonyms.
References
External links
*
Octopodidae
Cephalopod genera
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