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1889.4.24.14

Classification
Scientific name: Octopus occidentalis Steenstrup in Hoyle, 1886
Author: Steenstrup in Hoyle, 1886
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Genus: Octopus
Species: occidentalis
Higher classification: Animalia; Mollusca; Cephalopoda; Coleoidea; Octopodiformes; Octopoda; Incirrata; Octopodoidea; Octopodidae
Location
Locality: Ascension Island
Island: Ascension Island
Water body: Atlantic Ocean
Collection event
Expedition: Challenger Expedition
Collection date: 4 / 1876
Identification
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Octopus occidentalis Steenstrup in Hoyle, 1886 Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1889.4.24.14
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mollusca
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3503332
Registration code: MO
Kind of object: Specimen
Kind of collection: Wet
Individual count: 1
Sex: Female
Zoology
Barcode: 011321104
Record
Occurrence ID: 061a8d34-19ae-457e-a413-d913dbbfc72f
Modified: 2025-05-13T14:31:13+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T18:38:28+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T18:38:28+00:00
Last updated 2025-05-13T14:31:13+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb