Species Neorossia leptodons Reid, 1991
Compiler and date details
2012 - Updated by Julian Finn, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Neorossia leptodons Reid, A. 1991. Taxonomy review of the Australian Rossiinae (Cephalopoda: Sepiolidae), with a description of a new species, Neorossia leptodons, and redescription of N. caroli (Joubin, 1902). Bulletin of Marine Science 49(3): 748-831 [797].
Type data:
Holotype NMV F57504 ♂ (31.0 mm), 37º18.81'S 138º36.3'E–37º17.76'S 138º35.01'E, 130-1110 m.
Paratype(s) NMV F57502 ♀ (39.0 mm); NMV F57503 ♀ (40.0 mm); NMV F57505 ♀ (14.5 mm); NMV F57506 ♀ (37.4 mm); NMV F52341 ♀ (28.1 mm); NMV F57507 ♀ (25.7 mm); NMV F57514 ♀ (41.3 mm); NMV F57515 ♀ (39.1 mm); NMV F57516 ♀ (34.5 mm).
Generic Combinations
- Rossia leptodons (Reid, 1991). —
Lu, C.C. 2001. Cephalopoda. pp. 129-308 in Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 17.2 Mollusca: Aplacophora, Polyplacophora, Scaphopoda, Cephalopoda. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia xii 353 pp. [Date published 3 July 2001] [209] (combination cited)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Southeastern Australia, from New South Wales, 32º08'S, 153º07'E to South Australia, 33º58'S, 131º22'E. Depth range 130-1110 m.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Distribution References
- Reid, A. 1991. Taxonomy review of the Australian Rossiinae (Cephalopoda: Sepiolidae), with a description of a new species, Neorossia leptodons, and redescription of N. caroli (Joubin, 1902). Bulletin of Marine Science 49(3): 748-831 [797]
- Reid, A. & Jereb, P. 2005. Family Sepiolidae. pp. 153-203 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. [197]
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: demersal.
Marine, predator.
General References
Cotton, B.C. 1938. The spermatophores of Rossia australis Berry. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 50: 338-440, pls 19, 20
Reid, A. 1991. Taxonomy review of the Australian Rossiinae (Cephalopoda: Sepiolidae), with a description of a new species, Neorossia leptodons, and redescription of N. caroli (Joubin, 1902). Bulletin of Marine Science 49(3): 748-831 [797] (description)
Reid, A. & Jereb, P. 2005. Family Sepiolidae. pp. 153-203 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. [197] (geographical distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2012 | SEPIOLIDA | 08-May-2012 | MOVED | Dr Julian Finn (NMV) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |