WoRMS taxon details
Sepiola rondeletii Leach, 1817
141459 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141459)
accepted
Species
Loligo sepiola Blainville, 1828 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Sepia sepiola Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (meets conditions for being...)
meets conditions for being declared nomen oblitum
Sepiola desvigniana Gervais & van Beneden, 1838 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Sepiola grantiana A. Férussac, 1834 · unaccepted (unavailable: MS name listed in synonymy)
Sepiola rondeleti Leach, 1817 · unaccepted
Sepiola vulgaris R. E. Grant, 1833 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Leach W.E. (1817). Synopsis of the orders, families and genera of the class Cephalopoda. <em>The Zoological Miscellany; being descriptions of new or interesting animals.</em> 3(30):137-141., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28687004
page(s): 140 [details]
page(s): 140 [details]
Type locality contained in Mediterranean Sea
type locality contained in Mediterranean Sea [details]
Nomenclature The original reference in Leach (1817) only contains a reference to Sepia sepiola Linnaeus, 1758, which itself is based on...
Depth range maximum recorded depth of 450 m. preferentially inhabiting waters shallower than 50 m throughout the year
Nomenclature The original reference in Leach (1817) only contains a reference to Sepia sepiola Linnaeus, 1758, which itself is based on a figure by Rondelet (1554: 519) and is an earlier available name and objective synonym. Hoyle (1886: 110) supported the view that the name rondeletii is widely used and disputed Tryon's (1879) attempt to restore the Linnean name. It does not seem that Sepia sepiola has ever been used as valid since then, therefore the conditions would be met to apply ICZN art. 23.9 and declare Sepia sepiola "nomen oblitum" and Sepiola rondeletii "nomen protectum", but this has not been done. [details]
Depth range maximum recorded depth of 450 m. preferentially inhabiting waters shallower than 50 m throughout the year
Depth range maximum recorded depth of 450 m. preferentially inhabiting waters shallower than 50 m throughout the year [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Sepiola rondeletii Leach, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141459 on 2025-05-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Leach W.E. (1817). Synopsis of the orders, families and genera of the class Cephalopoda. <em>The Zoological Miscellany; being descriptions of new or interesting animals.</em> 3(30):137-141., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28687004
page(s): 140 [details]
original description (of Sepia sepiola Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 659 [details] Available for editors
[request]
original description (of Loligo sepiola Blainville, 1828) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1828-1830). Malacozoaires ou Animaux Mollusques. [in] <i>Faune Française</i>. Levrault, Paris 320 p., 48 pl. [livr. 18 (29 Nov. 1828), p. 1-80; livr. 20 (7 March 1829), p. 81-170; livr. 23 (1 Aug. 1829), p. 171-240; livr. 28 (3 July 1830), p. 241-320]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78700
page(s): 14-15; pl. 3 fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Sepiola desvigniana Gervais & van Beneden, 1838) Gervais, P. & van Beneden, P.-J. (1838). Sur les Malacozoaires du genre Sépiole (<i>Sepiola</i>). <em>Bulletin de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles.</em> 5: 421-430., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16009701
page(s): 429 [details]
original description (of Sepiola rondeleti Leach, 1817) Leach W.E. (1817). Synopsis of the orders, families and genera of the class Cephalopoda. <em>The Zoological Miscellany; being descriptions of new or interesting animals.</em> 3(30):137-141., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28687004
page(s): 140 [details]
original description (of Sepiola vulgaris R. E. Grant, 1833) Grant, R. E. (1833). On the anatomy of the <i>Sepiola vulgaris</i>, Leach, and account of a new species (<i>Sep. stenodactyla</i>, Grant) from the coast of Mauritius. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1: 77-86., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12864995
page(s): 77, pl. 11 figs 3-13 [details]
page(s): 140 [details]
original description (of Sepia sepiola Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 659 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Loligo sepiola Blainville, 1828) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1828-1830). Malacozoaires ou Animaux Mollusques. [in] <i>Faune Française</i>. Levrault, Paris 320 p., 48 pl. [livr. 18 (29 Nov. 1828), p. 1-80; livr. 20 (7 March 1829), p. 81-170; livr. 23 (1 Aug. 1829), p. 171-240; livr. 28 (3 July 1830), p. 241-320]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78700
page(s): 14-15; pl. 3 fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Sepiola desvigniana Gervais & van Beneden, 1838) Gervais, P. & van Beneden, P.-J. (1838). Sur les Malacozoaires du genre Sépiole (<i>Sepiola</i>). <em>Bulletin de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles.</em> 5: 421-430., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16009701
page(s): 429 [details]
original description (of Sepiola rondeleti Leach, 1817) Leach W.E. (1817). Synopsis of the orders, families and genera of the class Cephalopoda. <em>The Zoological Miscellany; being descriptions of new or interesting animals.</em> 3(30):137-141., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28687004
page(s): 140 [details]
original description (of Sepiola vulgaris R. E. Grant, 1833) Grant, R. E. (1833). On the anatomy of the <i>Sepiola vulgaris</i>, Leach, and account of a new species (<i>Sep. stenodactyla</i>, Grant) from the coast of Mauritius. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1: 77-86., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12864995
page(s): 77, pl. 11 figs 3-13 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature The original reference in Leach (1817) only contains a reference to Sepia sepiola Linnaeus, 1758, which itself is based on a figure by Rondelet (1554: 519) and is an earlier available name and objective synonym. Hoyle (1886: 110) supported the view that the name rondeletii is widely used and disputed Tryon's (1879) attempt to restore the Linnean name. It does not seem that Sepia sepiola has ever been used as valid since then, therefore the conditions would be met to apply ICZN art. 23.9 and declare Sepia sepiola "nomen oblitum" and Sepiola rondeletii "nomen protectum", but this has not been done. [details]Unreviewed
Depth range maximum recorded depth of 450 m. preferentially inhabiting waters shallower than 50 m throughout the year [details]Habitat demersal, shelf to slope [details]
Length Males up to 25 mm mantle length; females up to 60 mm mantle length (but most commonly from 40 to 50 mm mantle
length). [details]
Spelling Sepiola rondeletii [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan | sipióorellutmorralet | [details] |
| Dutch | kleine zeekat | [details] |
| English | Rondelet's bobtailMediterranean dwarf cuttlefishlesser cuttlefishdwarf bobtail squiddwarf bobtail | [details] |
| French | sépiole nainesépiole de Rondelet | [details] |
| German | ZwergtintenfischZwerg-SepiaZwergsepiaMittelmeer-SepioleKleine Sprutte [from synonym] | [details] |
| Italian | zotolozotolinaseppiola di Rondeletseppiolasepolinosepiettacappuccetto | [details] |
| Spanish | sepiola enanasepiolaglobito | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Sepiola rondeleti Leach, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Sepiola grantiana A. Férussac, 1834)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (61 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sepiola rondeletii)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To PESI (from synonym Loligo sepiola Blainville, 1828)
To PESI (from synonym Sepiola desvigniana Gervais & van Beneden, 1838)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Sepiola grantiana A. Férussac, 1834)
To PESI (from synonym Sepiola rondeleti Leach, 1817)
To PESI (from synonym Sepiola vulgaris R. E. Grant, 1833)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Sepiola rondeleti Leach, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Sepiola grantiana A. Férussac, 1834)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (61 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sepiola rondeletii)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To PESI (from synonym Loligo sepiola Blainville, 1828)
To PESI (from synonym Sepiola desvigniana Gervais & van Beneden, 1838)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Sepiola grantiana A. Férussac, 1834)
To PESI (from synonym Sepiola rondeleti Leach, 1817)
To PESI (from synonym Sepiola vulgaris R. E. Grant, 1833)
To ITIS
