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Octopus bairdii  Verrill, 1873
Taxonomic Serial No.: 82616

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s):    
  Valid Name: Bathypolypus arcticus (Prosch, 1847)
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - junior synonym   
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Michael J. Sweeney  
  Notes: Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, 10th and Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20560   
  Reference for: Octopus bairdii    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Octopus bairdii   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Robson, G. C.  
  Publication Date: 1932   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: A Monograph of the Recent Cephalopoda. Part II. The Octopoda   
  Page(s): 359   
  Publisher: British Museum   
  Publication Place: London, England   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes: 79 figures, 6 plates. Year 1932a.   
  Reference for: Octopus bairdii   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Roper, C. F. E. and M. J. Sweeney  
  Publication Date: 1978   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: A catalog of the type-specimens of Recent Cephalopoda in the National Museum of Natural History. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 278   
  Page(s): 1-19   
  Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press   
  Publication Place: Washington, D. C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Octopus bairdii   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Verrill, A. E. / S. F. Baird, ed.  
  Publication Date: 1873   
  Article/Chapter Title: Report upon the Invertebrate Animals of Vinyard Sound and Adjacent Waters, with an Account of the Physical Features of the Region   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Report on the Condition of the Sea Fisheries of the south Coast of New England in 1871 and 1872   
  Page(s): 295-778   
  Publisher: Government Printing Office   
  Publication Place: Washington, D. C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: original description   
       

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 Comments
       
  Comment: Taxon Validity: [fide Robson (1932)]. Repository: NMNH Syntypes 574638 and 575315 [fide Roper and Sweeney (1978)]. Type Locality: Four localities at approx. 44oN, 66oW (Atlantic Ocean).  
 

 

    

 
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