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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	23 655001 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Bolitaena sheardi   (Allan, 1945)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 23 - Mollusca - non-Gastropod groups Bivalves, Cephalopods, Chitons, etc. Family: 23 655 Amphitretidae (octopods) - show full list Common Name: [a pelagic octopus] Organism Type: a pelagic octopus Synonyms: Eledonella sheardi Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 23 655901     Bolitaena spp.

Taxon Notes:	While the genus Eledonella is listed in WoRMS as invalid and a synonym of Bolitaena, this species is still listed as in Eledonella with no indication of its' correct genus. It may be a synonym of Bolitaena pygmaea.
Identifiers:	WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342221 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2016-05-11 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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Record source:	Reid, A.L., 2016, Cephalopods of Australia and Sub-Antarctic Territories. CSIRO Publishing, Clayton South 446pp.
Scientific Name verified against:	WoRMS, WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. . Available from http: www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.