Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Cephalopoda > Subclass Coleoidea > Superorder Octopodiformes > Order Octopoda > Suborder Incirrata > Superfamily Octopodoidea > Family Octopodidae > Genus Eledone

Eledone moschata (Lamarck, 1798)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Eledone*	Leach, 1817	accepted genus name
*Hallia*	Rochebrune, 1884	later homonym
*Hallia*	Rochebrune, 1884	synonym
*Hoylea*	Rochebrune, 1885	synonym
*Ozoena*	Rafinesque, 1814	synonym

Species group names

*Octopus moschatus*	Lamarck, 1798	basionym
*Octopus moschatus*	Lamarck, 1798	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: oktapodi me aromë sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

English: musky octopus sources: UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms

Greek: Μοσκιός

Literature

basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
additional source	Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
additional source	Costello, M.J.; Emblow, C.; White, R. (Ed.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France. ISBN 2-85653-538-0. 463 pp.

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (6 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (284 publications)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Eledone moschata. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140601