Species Sepiella mangkangunga Reid & Lu, 1998
Compiler and date details
2012 - Updated by Julian Finn, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Sepiella mangkangunga Reid, A. & Lu, C.C. 1998. A new Sepiella Gray, 1849 (Cephalopoda: Sepiidae) from northern Australia, with a redescription of Sepiella weberi Adam, 1939. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 14: 71-102 [74].
Type data:
Holotype NTM P10606 ♂, Northern Territory, off Stingray Head [12°48'S 130°21'E].
Paratype(s) NTM P16082 2♂; NMV F80992 2♀.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Northern Australia from 12º52΄48΄΄S, 130º16΄48΄΄E to 11º57΄36΄΄S, 135º5΄24΄΄E (based on whole animal specimen records). Depth range 1.1-3.3 m.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25)
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]
- Reid, A. & Lu, C.C. 1998. A new Sepiella Gray, 1849 (Cephalopoda: Sepiidae) from northern Australia, with a redescription of Sepiella weberi Adam, 1939. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 14: 71-102 [74]
Ecological Descriptors
Sand bottom.
General References
Iredale, T. 1954. Cuttlefish 'bones' again. The Australian Zoologist 12: 63-82 pls 4, 5 [78] (cuttlebone specimens from Melville Is. misidentified as Sepiella melwardi Iredale, 1954)
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. [152] (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) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |