Species Sepia plana Lu & Reid, 1997
Compiler and date details
2012 - Updated by Julian Finn, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Sepia plana Lu, C.C. & Reid, A.L. 1997. Two new species of cuttlefish from northwestern Australian waters with a redescription of Sepia sulcata Hoyle, 1885 (Sepiidae: Cephalopoda). Records of the Western Australian Museum 18(3): 277-310 [279].
Type data:
Holotype NMV F77206 ♂, Western Australia, North West Shelf, 460–430 m [14°15'S 121°59'E].
Paratype(s) NMV F80339 ♀; NMV F77205 ♀; NMV F58848 ♀; NMV F77204 ♀; NMV F67700 2♀.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
North West Shelf from 12º4΄12΄΄S, 122º49΄47΄΄E to 17º55΄12΄΄S, 118º15΄36΄΄E (based on whole animal specimen records). Depth range 396-505 m.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3)
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
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. [146] (geographical distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2013 | SEPIIDA | 04-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Julian Finn (NMV) |
| 19-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED |