WoRMS name details
Sepia arabica Massy, 1916
220313 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:220313)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Massy, A. L. (1916). The Cephalopoda of the Indian Museum. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 12 (5): 185-247, pls 23-24., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11131697
page(s): 228, pl. 23 figs 1-5, pl. 24 fig. 10. [details]
page(s): 228, pl. 23 figs 1-5, pl. 24 fig. 10. [details]
Description Body elongate, narrow, bluntly pointed posteriorly, the mantle extending dorsally to level with the eyes.
Description Body elongate, narrow, bluntly pointed posteriorly, the mantle extending dorsally to level with the eyes. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Sepia arabica Massy, 1916. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220313 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Massy, A. L. (1916). The Cephalopoda of the Indian Museum. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 12 (5): 185-247, pls 23-24., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11131697
page(s): 228, pl. 23 figs 1-5, pl. 24 fig. 10. [details]
basis of record Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney & C.E. Nauen (1984). FAO Species catalogue. Vol 3. Cephalopods of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries. FAO Fish. Synop. (125), Vol 3: 277 p. [details]
page(s): 228, pl. 23 figs 1-5, pl. 24 fig. 10. [details]
basis of record Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney & C.E. Nauen (1984). FAO Species catalogue. Vol 3. Cephalopods of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries. FAO Fish. Synop. (125), Vol 3: 277 p. [details]
Other
additional source
Reid, A., Jereb, P. & Roper, C.F.E. (2005). Family Sepiidae. pp. 57-152, in P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper eds. <em>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date.</em> Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (<em>Nautilidae</em>, <em>Sepiidae</em>, <em>Sepiolidae</em>, <em>Sepiadariidae</em>, <em>Idiosepiidae</em> and <em>Spirulidae</em>). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(1): 262 pp. 9 pls. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Body elongate, narrow, bluntly pointed posteriorly, the mantle extending dorsally to level with the eyes. [details]Habitat outer shelf to slope [details]
