Species Sepia chirotrema Berry, 1918
Compiler and date details
2012 - Updated by Julian Finn, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Sepia chirotrema Berry, S.S. 1918. Report on the Cephalopoda obtained by the F.I.S. Endeavour in the Great Australian Bight and other southern Australian localities. Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914 4: 203-298 pls 59-88 [268].
Type data:
Holotype AM E2459 (not found), Investigator Strait, south of Kangaroo Is., SA. - Solitosepia hendryae Cotton, B.C. 1929. Contributions to the fauna of Rottnest Island. 4. Western Australian Sepiidae. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 15: 87-94 pls 14-16 [87].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D13625 (74 mm SL (78 mm including spine)), Rottnest Is., WA [32°00'S 115°30'E]. - Solitosepia glauerti Cotton, B.C. 1929. Contributions to the fauna of Rottnest Island. 4. Western Australian Sepiidae. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 15: 87-94 pls 14-16 [87].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D13628 (49.5 mm SL (51 mm including spine)), Rottnest Island, WA [32°00'S 115°30'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 [119]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Southern Australia from 36º32΄59΄΄S, 136º30΄E to 19º15΄S, 117º43΄11΄΄E (based on whole animal specimen records). Depth range 120-210 m.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
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
Unknown.
General References
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 [119] (distribution)
Lu, C.C. 1998. A synopsis of Sepiidae in Australian waters (Sepioidea: Cephalopoda). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 586: 159-190 [164] (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. [139] (geographical distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2013 | SEPIIDA | 16-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | Dr Julian Finn (NMV) |
| 16-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED |