Robsonella
Sign in to saveRobsonella is a small genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae. It contains two described species. Robsonella octopuses can be found on the central-south coast of Chile. If an octopus’ first lateral tooth in the radula is crescent shaped; this allows you to identify it as a Robsonella fontaniana. One species in the genus, Robsonella fontaniana, inhabit the coastal waters of Chile and range from northern Peru to Golfo Nuevo in Argentina. Robsonella fontaniana are very small (under 50 mm mantle length), have rugged skin and each eye has a fleshy expansion.
Taxonomy · GBIF
Fontaine's Octopus
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassCephalopoda
- OrderOctopoda
- FamilyOctopodidae
Observations163
Groupmollusca
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Robsonella is a small genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae. It contains two described species. Robsonella octopuses can be found on the central-south coast of Chile. If an octopus’ first lateral tooth in the radula is crescent shaped; this allows you to identify it as a Robsonella fontaniana. One species in the genus, Robsonella fontaniana, inhabit the coastal waters of Chile and range from northern Peru to Golfo Nuevo in Argentina. Robsonella fontaniana are very small (under 50 mm mantle length), have rugged skin and each eye has a fleshy expansion.
==Species== Robsonella campbelli (E. A. Smith, 1902) Robsonella fontaniana (D'Orbigny, 1834 in 1834-1847) Robsonella huttoni Benham, 1943 Robsonella mernoo (O'Shea, 1999)