WoRMS taxon details
Sepiella inermis (A. d'Orbigny, 1835)
220314 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:220314)
accepted
Species
Sepia affinis Souleyet, 1852 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (invalid; not d'Orbigny, 1826)
Sepia inermis A. d'Orbigny, 1835 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Sepia microcheirus Gray, 1849 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sepia tourannensis Souleyet, 1852 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Sepia inermis A. d'Orbigny, 1835) Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de & d'Orbigny, A. (1835-1848). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des Céphalopodes acétabulifères vivants et fossiles. pp. [1-96], i-lvi, 1-361, Atlas with 144 plates. Paris, Baillière., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13093019
page(s): Sepia pl. 6bis figs 1-3 [1835]; pl. 20 figs 1-9 [1842]; 286 [1848]; note: name attributed to van Hasselt [details]
page(s): Sepia pl. 6bis figs 1-3 [1835]; pl. 20 figs 1-9 [1842]; 286 [1848]; note: name attributed to van Hasselt [details]
Type locality contained in Indian Ocean
type locality contained in Indian Ocean [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Sepiella inermis (A. d'Orbigny, 1835). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220314 on 2025-05-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sepia microcheirus Gray, 1849) Gray, J. E. (1849). <i>Catalogue of the Mollusca in the collection of the British Museum I: Cephalopoda antepedia</i>. London: British Museum. 164 pp,. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47563
page(s): 107 [details]
original description (of Sepia affinis Souleyet, 1852) Souleyet, L. F. A. (1852). Tome Deuxième. Mollusques. In: Eydoux, F.; Souleyet, L. F. A. (1841-1852). <i>Voyage autour du monde exécuté pendant les années 1836 et 1837 sur la corvette La Bonite</i>. Zoologie. 664 pp., 101 pls (plates published 1841, but without Latin species names). Arthus Bertrand, Paris., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28264738
page(s): 35, pl. 3, figs 13–14 [details]
original description (of Sepia inermis A. d'Orbigny, 1835) Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de & d'Orbigny, A. (1835-1848). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des Céphalopodes acétabulifères vivants et fossiles. pp. [1-96], i-lvi, 1-361, Atlas with 144 plates. Paris, Baillière., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13093019
page(s): Sepia pl. 6bis figs 1-3 [1835]; pl. 20 figs 1-9 [1842]; 286 [1848]; note: name attributed to van Hasselt [details]
original description (of Sepia tourannensis Souleyet, 1852) Souleyet, L. F. A. (1852). Tome Deuxième. Mollusques. In: Eydoux, F.; Souleyet, L. F. A. (1841-1852). <i>Voyage autour du monde exécuté pendant les années 1836 et 1837 sur la corvette La Bonite</i>. Zoologie. 664 pp., 101 pls (plates published 1841, but without Latin species names). Arthus Bertrand, Paris., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28264738
page(s): 33, pl. 3, figs 6–12 [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]
basis of record 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.
page(s): 130-131, pl. 6 fig. 37; figs 204-205 [details]
page(s): 107 [details]
original description (of Sepia affinis Souleyet, 1852) Souleyet, L. F. A. (1852). Tome Deuxième. Mollusques. In: Eydoux, F.; Souleyet, L. F. A. (1841-1852). <i>Voyage autour du monde exécuté pendant les années 1836 et 1837 sur la corvette La Bonite</i>. Zoologie. 664 pp., 101 pls (plates published 1841, but without Latin species names). Arthus Bertrand, Paris., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28264738
page(s): 35, pl. 3, figs 13–14 [details]
original description (of Sepia inermis A. d'Orbigny, 1835) Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de & d'Orbigny, A. (1835-1848). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des Céphalopodes acétabulifères vivants et fossiles. pp. [1-96], i-lvi, 1-361, Atlas with 144 plates. Paris, Baillière., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13093019
page(s): Sepia pl. 6bis figs 1-3 [1835]; pl. 20 figs 1-9 [1842]; 286 [1848]; note: name attributed to van Hasselt [details]
original description (of Sepia tourannensis Souleyet, 1852) Souleyet, L. F. A. (1852). Tome Deuxième. Mollusques. In: Eydoux, F.; Souleyet, L. F. A. (1841-1852). <i>Voyage autour du monde exécuté pendant les années 1836 et 1837 sur la corvette La Bonite</i>. Zoologie. 664 pp., 101 pls (plates published 1841, but without Latin species names). Arthus Bertrand, Paris., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28264738
page(s): 33, pl. 3, figs 6–12 [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]
basis of record 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.
page(s): 130-131, pl. 6 fig. 37; figs 204-205 [details]
Other
additional source
Lupše, N.; Reid, A.; Taite, M.; Kubodera, T.; Allcock, A. L. (2023). Cuttlefishes (Cephalopoda, Sepiidae): the bare bones—an hypothesis of relationships. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 170(8): 93: 1-31., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-023-04195-3
page(s): 10 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 10 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Spineless cuttlefish | [details] |
| French | Sépia inerme | [details] |
| German | Stachellose Sepiette | [details] |
| Spanish | Sepia inerme | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (37 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sepiella inermis)
To GenBank (101 nucleotides; 90 proteins) (from synonym Sepia inermis A. d'Orbigny, 1835)
To GenBank (101 nucleotides; 90 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 1999-23423) (from synonym Sepia inermis A. d'Orbigny, 1835)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sepiella inermis)
To GenBank (101 nucleotides; 90 proteins) (from synonym Sepia inermis A. d'Orbigny, 1835)
To GenBank (101 nucleotides; 90 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 1999-23423) (from synonym Sepia inermis A. d'Orbigny, 1835)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
