Species Sepia irvingi Meyer, 1909
Compiler and date details
2012 - Updated by Julian Finn, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Sepia irvingi Meyer, W. Th. 1909. Cephalopoda. pp. 329-335 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : G. Fischer Vol. 2. [333].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, Cockburn Sound, WA; WAM 4203 ♀ (97 mm ML (sepion missing)), Cockburn Sound, Garden Is., WA (32°11'S 115°43'E), Port Royal (King George Sound), WA (35°03'S 117°58'E) and Warnbro Sound, WA (32°20'S 115°43'E).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Western Australia from 18º49΄S, 118º29΄΄E to 19º12.06΄S, 116º12΄E (based on whole animal specimen records). Depth range 130-170 m.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28)
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.
Predator.
General References
Lu, C.C. 1998. A synopsis of Sepiidae in Australian waters (Sepioidea: Cephalopoda). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 586: 159-190 [169] (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. [143] (geographical distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2013 | SEPIIDA | 01-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Julian Finn (NMV) |
| 16-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED |