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Octopus argus  Krauss, 1848
Taxonomic Serial No.: 556799

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s):    
  Valid Name: Octopus horridus D'Orbigny, 1826
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - junior synonym   
       
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  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 argus    
       
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  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Krauss, F.  
  Publication Date: 1848   
  Article/Chapter Title: Die sudafrikanischen Mollusken   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten   
  Page(s): 140   
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  Publication Place: Stuttgart, Germany   
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  Reference for: original description   
       

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 Comments
       
  Comment: Taxon Validity: [fide Voss (1962:246)]. Repository: Type repository undetermined . Type Locality: Natal Province, South Africa  
 

 

    

 
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