Genus Sepia Linnaeus, 1758
Type species:
Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation, see Hoyle, W.E. 1910. A list of the generic names of dibranchiate Cephalopoda, with their type species. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 32: 407-413.- Lophosepion Rochebrune, A.T. 1884. Etude monographique de la famille des Sepiadae. Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris 7 8: 74-122 pls 3-6 [90].
Type species:
Sepia lefebrei D'Orbigny, 1845 by indication. - Andreaesepia Grimpe, G. 1922. Systematische Übersicht der Europäischen Cephalopoden. Sitzungsberichte der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Leipzig 45–48: 36-52 [44].
Type species:
Sepia andreana Steenstrup, 1875 by original designation. - Eusepia Naef, A. 1923. Die Cephalopoden, Systematik. Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel 35 1: 1-863 [545].
Type species:
Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758 by original designation. - Parasepia Naef, A. 1923. Die Cephalopoden, Systematik. Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel 35 1: 1-863 [545].
Type species:
Sepia orbignyana Férussac, 1826 by original designation. - Platysepia Naef, A. 1923. Die Cephalopoden, Systematik. Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel 35 1: 1-863 [546].
Type species:
Sepia esculenta Hoyle, 1886 by original designation. - Solitosepia Iredale, T. 1926. The cuttlefish 'bones' of the Sydney beaches (Phylum Mollusca–Class Cephalopoda). The Australian Zoologist 4: 186-196 pls 22, 23 [188].
Type species:
Solitosepia liliana Iredale, 1926 by original designation. - Mesembrisepia 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 species:
Mesembrisepia macandrew Iredale, 1926 by monotypy. - Glyptosepia 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 species:
Glyptosepia opipara Iredale, 1926 by original designation. - Arctosepia Iredale, T. 1926. The cuttlefish 'bones' of the Sydney beaches (Phylum Mollusca–Class Cephalopoda). The Australian Zoologist 4: 186-196 pls 22, 23 [193].
Type species:
Arctosepia limata Iredale, 1926 by original designation. - Amplisepia Iredale, T. 1926. The cuttlefish 'bones' of the Sydney beaches (Phylum Mollusca–Class Cephalopoda). The Australian Zoologist 4: 186-196 pls 22, 23 [194].
Type species:
Sepia apama Gray, 1849 by original designation. - Ponderosepia Iredale, T. 1926. The biology of North-West Islet, Capricorn Group. Marine molluscs. The Australian Zoologist 4: 237-240 [239].
Type species:
Ponderosepia eclogaria Iredale, 1926 by original designation. - Crumenosepia Iredale, T. 1926. The biology of North-West Islet, Capricorn Group. Marine molluscs. The Australian Zoologist 4: 237-240 [239].
Type species:
Crumenosepia hulliana Iredale, 1926 by original designation. - Fiscisepia Iredale, T. 1926. The biology of North-West Islet, Capricorn Group. Marine molluscs. The Australian Zoologist 4: 237-240 [239] [first introduced as a subgenus of Acanthosepion Rochebrune, 1884].
Type species:
Acanthosepion (Fiscisepia) ellipticum adjacens Iredale, 1926 by original designation. - Tenuisepia Cotton, B.C. 1932. Notes on Australian Mollusca, with descriptions of new genera and new species. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 4: 537-547.
Type species:
Tenuisepia mira Cotton, 1932 by original designation. - Blandosepia Iredale, T. 1940. Marine molluscs from Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Australia, and New Caledonia. The Australian Zoologist 9(4): 429-443, pl. 32-34 [Date published 9 December 1940] [442].
Type species:
Blandosepia baxteri Iredale, 1940 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Adam, W. & Rees, W.J. 1966. A review of the cephalopod family Sepiidae. Scientific Reports of the John Murray Expedition 11: 1-165 [147]
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
SEPIIDAE: Sepia capensis d'Orbigny, 1845 — Adam, W. & Rees, W.J. 1966. A review of the cephalopod family Sepiidae. Scientific Reports of the John Murray Expedition 11: 1-165
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Cosmopolitan, excluding waters around the Americas, New Zealand and the polar regions.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Lord Howe Province (14), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Adam, W. & Rees, W.J. 1966. A review of the cephalopod family Sepiidae. Scientific Reports of the John Murray Expedition 11: 1-165
- 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.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2024 | CEPHALOPODA Cuvier, 1795 | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Mandy Reid |
| 16-Jun-2022 | CEPHALOPODA | 15-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Nov-2013 | SEPIIDA | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Julian Finn (NMV) |
| 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED |