 Robson in his review of octopus taxonomy in 1929 regarded "Amphioctopus membranaceus" as a "nomen dubium", referring it to his newly named ""aegina" species complex", a group of octopuses forming a distinct constellation characterized by "Octopus aegina".The genus "Amphioctopus" was subsequently considered invalid.In 2002, Gleadall suggested that the "aegina" species group represents a distinct genus with "Amphioctopus" being the senior name.