Species Ascarosepion novaehollandiae (Hoyle, 1909)
Compiler and date details
2024 - Updated A.L. Reid, CSIRO, Australia.
2012 - Updated by Julian Finn, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Sepia novaehollandiae Hoyle, W.E. 1909. A catalogue of recent Cephalopoda. Second Supplement, 1897–1906. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh 17: 254-299 [266].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP 1-6-194 1 damaged sepion extant (77 mm SL (incomplete)), Kangaroo Is., SA [35°50'S 138°03'E]. - Mesembrisepia macandrewi Iredale, T. 1926. The cuttlefish 'bones' of the Sydney beaches (Phylum Mollusca–Class Cephalopoda). The Australian Zoologist 4: 186-196 pls 22, 23 [191].
Type data:
Holotype AM C133328 (159 mm SL (168 mm including spine)), Shell Harbour, NSW [34°35'S 150°52'E]. - Mesembrisepia ostanes Iredale, T. 1954. Cuttlefish 'bones' again. The Australian Zoologist 12: 63-82 pls 4, 5 [691].
Type data:
Holotype AM C133311 (132 mm SL (139 mm including spine)), Stanley, TAS [40°46'S 145°17'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 [127]
Generic Combinations
- Ascarosepion novaehollandiae (Hoyle, 1909). —
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
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Southern Australia from Southern Australia from 37º25΄47΄΄S, 149º56΄59΄΄E to 18º55΄47΄΄S, 118º45΄E (based on whole animal specimen records). Depth range 15-348 m.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Distribution References
- Reid, A. 2016. Post-mortem drift in Australian cuttlefish sepions: its effect on the interpretation of species ranges. Molluscan Research 36(1): 9-21 [Date published 2016]
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: continental shelf.
General References
Lu, C.C. 1998. A synopsis of Sepiidae in Australian waters (Sepioidea: Cephalopoda). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 586: 159-190 [174] (Australian distribution)
Lu, C.C. & Phillips, J.U. 1985. An annotated checklist of Cephalopoda from Australian waters. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Victoria 2: 21-36 [25] (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. [145] (geographical distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2024 | CEPHALOPODA Cuvier, 1795 | 24-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Mandy Reid |
| 12-Nov-2013 | SEPIIDA | 04-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Julian Finn (NMV) |
| 17-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED |