Genus Octopus J. B. P. A. de Lamarck, 1798

(4-3-2-2-5-2-3-20-0-0-0-0-0)
Ref. Abbott & Dance, 1982 p 377
Amer. Fish. Soc., 1980 p 152
Syn. Polypus W. E. Hoyle, 1901
Ref. Abbott, 1974 p 592
Syn. Amphioctopus P. Fischer, 1882;
Callistoctopus Taki, 1964;
? Eledonenta A. T. de Rochebrune, 1884;
Enteroctopus A. T. de Rochebrune & J. Mabille, 1887;
Macrooctopus G. C. Robson, 1929;
Macrotritopus G. Grimpe, 1922;
Paroctopus A. Naef, 1923;
Pinnoctopus A. d'Orbigny, 1845;
Polypus Schneider, 1784;
Robsonella W. Adam, 1938;
Tritaxeopus R. Owen, 1881
Ref. Nesis, 1987 p 292
Vaught, 1989 p 112