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Eledonella purpurea  Robson, 1930
Taxonomic Serial No.: 82659

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s):    
  Valid Name: Bolitaena massyae purpurea (Robson, 1930)
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - subsequent name/combination   
       
  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: Eledonella purpurea    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Eledonella purpurea   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Robson, G. C.   
  Publication Date: 1930   
  Article/Chapter Title: Cephalopoda, I. Octopoda   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Discovery Reports, 2   
  Page(s): 371-401   
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  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes: Year 1930b. 18 figures, 2 plates.   
  Reference for: original description   
       
  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   
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  Notes: 79 figures, 6 plates. Year 1932a.   
  Reference for: Eledonella purpurea   
       

 Geographic Information
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: Taxon Validity: synonymy in question [fide Robson (1932:329)]. Repository: BMNH Holotype 1951.4.26.2 [fide J.A. Freeman (pers. comm.)]. Tyoe Locality: 33o25'S, 6o31'E (Southeast Atlantic Ocean).  
 

 

    


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