Species Sepia vercoi Adam, 1979
Compiler and date details
2012 - Updated by Julian Finn, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Sepia vercoi 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 [190].
Type data:
Holotype WAM 441-65 ♂ (31 mm ML), W of Shark Bay, WA [25°31'S 112°29'E].
Paratype(s) WAM 770-75 1 incomplete sepion; WAM 772-75 1 sepion.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Northwestern Australia, 18°31´S 118°09´E to 25°31´S 112°29´E (based on whole animal specimen records). Depth range 76–201 m.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29)
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: oceanic.
General References
Lu, C.C. 1998. A synopsis of Sepiidae in Australian waters (Sepioidea: Cephalopoda). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 586: 159-190 [184] (diagnosis)
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. [151] (geographical distribution)
Reid, A.L. 2000. Australian cuttlefishes (Cephalopoda : Sepiidae): the 'doratosepion' species complex. Invertebrate Taxonomy 14: 1-76 [53] (re-description, new records)
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) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |