Species Sepia senta Lu & Reid, 1997
Compiler and date details
2012 - Updated by Julian Finn, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Sepia senta 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 [286].
Type data:
Holotype NMV F77200 ♂, Western Australia, North West Shelf, 415 m [14°45'S 122°06'E].
Paratype(s) NMV F77195 ♀; WAM 332-86 7♀; WAM 104-96 3♀; NMV F77197 ♂; NMV F77199 ♀.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Western Australia, North West Shelf, 12º04΄S, 122º51΄E to 18º35΄S, 117º29΄E (based on whole animal specimen records). Depth range 256-426 m.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27)
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
Mud bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
Soft muddy substrate.
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. [148] (geographical distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2013 | SEPIIDA | 19-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | Dr Julian Finn (NMV) |
| 19-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED |