Species Sepiella weberi Adam, 1939
Web's Cuttlefish
Compiler and date details
2012 - Updated by Julian Finn, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Sepiella weberi Adam, W. 1939. Céphalopoda. 2e Partie. II Revision des espèces Indo-Malaises du genre Sepia Linné, 1758. III. Revision du genre Sepiella (Gray) Steenstrup, 1880. Siboga-Expéditie Report 55b: 1-135 [98].
Type data:
Syntype(s) OSUC Moll. 2.39.002 ♂, Timor, off Kupang, surface (attracted to light) [83°5'S 126°00'E];
Status unknown, ZMA Moll. 3.39.001 ♀, Soemba, 18.3 m (10 fms) [10°S 119°56'E]. - Sepiella melwardi Iredale, T. 1954. Cuttlefish 'bones' again. The Australian Zoologist 12: 63-82 pls 4, 5 [78].
Type data:
Holotype AM C133320 sepion only (48 mm SL), Condon Bay, Melville Is., NT [11°35'S 131°10'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Adam, W. & Rees, W.J. 1966. A review of the cephalopod family Sepiidae. Scientific Reports of the John Murray Expedition 11: 1-165
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Northwestern Australia from 10º58΄12΄΄S, 132º19΄11΄΄E to 19º34΄47΄΄S, 117º12΄E (based on whole animal specimen records). Depth range from shallow waters to 88 m.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26), 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
Adult: continental shelf.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth surface to 88 m.
General References
Adam, W. & Rees, W.J. 1966. A review of the cephalopod family Sepiidae. Scientific Reports of the John Murray Expedition 11: 1-165 (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. [135] (diagnostic features, geographical distribution, habitat and biology)
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 [84] (redescription, new records)
Common Name 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. [135] (Web's Cuttlefish)
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) |