Species Acanthosepion ellipticum (Hoyle, 1885)
Ovalbone Cuttlefish
Compiler and date details
2024 - Updated A.L. Reid, CSIRO, Australia.
- Sepia elliptica Hoyle, W.E. 1885. Diagnoses of new species of Cephalopoda collected during the cruise of H.M.S. Challenger. Part 2. The Decapoda. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 16: 181-203 [189].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1889.4.24.71–72 ♂, one buccal mass (44 mm ML), Arafura Sea, 28 fathoms (51.2 m) [9°59'S 139°42'E]; BMNH 1889.4.24.73–74 ♂ ♀ (♂ 72 mm ML, ♀47 mm ML, 49 fathoms (89.7 m), [08°56'S 136°05'E]. - Acanthosepion (Fiscisepia) ellipticum adjacens Iredale, T. 1926. The biology of North-West Islet, Capricorn Group. Marine molluscs. The Australian Zoologist 4: 237-240 [239].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.133302 (98.7 mm SL (103.7 mm including spine)), Qld: North-West Islet [23°18'S 151°42'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Adam, W. 1979. The Sepiidae (Cephalopoda, Decapoda) in the collections of the Western Australian Museum. Records of the Western Australian Museum 7: 113-212 pls 1-13 [161]
Generic Combinations
- Acanthosepion elliptiicum (Hoyle, 1885). —
Lŭpse, N., Reid, A., Taitre, M., Kubodera, T. & Allcock, A.L. 2023. Cuttlefishes (Cephalopoda, Sepiidae): the bare bones—an hypothesis of relationships. Marine Biology [Date published 16 Jun 2023]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Northern Australia from Western Australia, Exmouth Gulf, 22º23'S, 114º06'E, to Queensland, Capricorn Island Group, 23º30'S, 152º00'E, including Gulf of Carpentaria.
Australian Endemic.
Distribution References
- Reid, A. 2016. Cephalopods of Australia and Sub-Antarctic Territories. Clayton South, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing pp. 446. [237]
- Reid, A., Jereb, P. & Roper, C.F.E. 2005. Family Sepiidae. pp. 57-152 in Jereb, P. & Roper, C.F.E. (Eds). Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4 Rome : FAO Vol. 1 pp. 1-262. [81]
General References
Adam, W. & Rees, W.J. 1966. A review of the cephalopod family Sepiidae. Scientific Reports of the John Murray Expedition 11: 1-165
Dunning, M., McKinnon, S., Lu, C.C., Yeatman, J. & Cameron, D. 1994. Demersal cephalopods of the Gulf of Carpentaria. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 45: 351-374 [360] (Australian distribution)
Lu, C.C. 1998. A synopsis of Sepiidae in Australian waters (Sepioidea: Cephalopoda). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 586: 159-190 (Australian distribution)
Reid, A., Jereb, P. & Roper, C.F.E. 2005. Family Sepiidae. pp. 57-152 in Jereb, P. & Roper, C.F.E. (Eds). Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4 Rome : FAO Vol. 1 pp. 1-262. (diagnostic features, geographical distribution, habitat and biology)
Common Name References
Reid, A., Jereb, P. & Roper, C.F.E. 2005. Family Sepiidae. pp. 57-152 in Jereb, P. & Roper, C.F.E. (Eds). Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4 Rome : FAO Vol. 1 pp. 1-262. [81] (Ovalbone Cuttlefish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEPHALOPODA Cuvier, 1795 | 28-Jul-2023 | ADDED | Dr Mandy Reid |