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Sepia Linnaeus, 1758

138477  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138477)

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Genus
Blandosepia Iredale, 1940 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tenuisepia Cotton, 1932 · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Species Sepia acuminata E. A. Smith, 1916
  2. Species Sepia adami Roeleveld, 1972
  3. Species Sepia appelloefi Wülker, 1910
  4. Species Sepia aureomaculata Okutani & Horikawa, 1987
  5. Species Sepia bathyalis Khromov, Nikitina & Nesis, 1991
  6. Species Sepia bertheloti A. d'Orbigny, 1835
  7. Species Sepia bidhaia A. Reid, 2000
  8. Species Sepia brevimana Steenstrup, 1875
  9. Species Sepia burnupi Hoyle, 1904
  10. Species Sepia carinata Sasaki, 1920
  11. Species Sepia chirotrema S. S. Berry, 1918
  12. Species Sepia confusa E. A. Smith, 1916
  13. Species Sepia cottoni Adam, 1979
  14. Species Sepia dollfusi Adam, 1941
  15. Species Sepia elobyana Adam, 1941
  16. Species Sepia elongata A. d'Orbigny, 1839–1842
  17. Species Sepia furcata Ho & Lu, 2005
  18. Species Sepia gibba Ehrenberg, 1831
  19. Species Sepia hierredda Rang, 1835
  20. Species Sepia hirunda Ho & Lu, 2005
  21. Species Sepia incerta E. A. Smith, 1916
  22. Species Sepia insignis E. A. Smith, 1916
  23. Species Sepia irvingi W. T. Meyer, 1909
  24. Species Sepia ivanovi Khromov, 1982
  25. Species Sepia joubini Massy, 1927
  26. Species Sepia mascarensis Filippova & Khromov, 1991
  27. Species Sepia mira (Cotton, 1932)
  28. Species Sepia mirabilis Khromov, 1988
  29. Species Sepia murrayi Adam & Rees, 1966
  30. Species Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758
  31. Species Sepia plathyconchalis Filippova & Khromov, 1991
  32. Species Sepia pulchra Roeleveld & Liltved, 1985
  33. Species Sepia reesi Adam, 1979
  34. Species Sepia rhoda (Iredale, 1954)
  35. Species Sepia savignyi Blainville, 1827
  36. Species Sepia saya Khromov, Nikitina & Nesis, 1991
  37. Species Sepia sewelli Adam & Rees, 1966
  38. Species Sepia simoniana Thiele, 1920
  39. Species Sepia sokotriensis Khromov, 1988
  40. Species Sepia subtenuipes Okutani & Horikawa, 1987
  41. Species Sepia sulcata Hoyle, 1885
  42. Species Sepia tala Khromov, Nikitina & Nesis, 1991
  43. Species Sepia thurstoni Adam & Rees, 1966
  44. Species Sepia tuberculata Lamarck, 1798
  45. Species Sepia vercoi Adam, 1979
  46. Species Sepia vermiculata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
  47. Species Sepia vietnamica Khromov, 1987
  48. Species Sepia whitleyana (Iredale, 1926)
  49. Species Sepia zanzibarica Pfeffer, 1884
  50. Subgenus Sepia (Acanthosepion) Rochebrune, 1884 accepted as Acanthosepion Rochebrune, 1884 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Subgenus Sepia (Doratosepion) Rochebrune, 1884 accepted as Doratosepion Rochebrune, 1884 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
      1. Species Sepia (Doratosepion) pardalis Sasaki, 1914 accepted as Doratosepion pardex (Sasaki, 1913) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    2. Subgenus Sepia (Hemisepius) Steenstrup, 1875 accepted as Hemisepius Steenstrup, 1875 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    3. Subgenus Sepia (Rhombosepion) Rochebrune, 1884 accepted as Rhombosepion Rochebrune, 1884 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
      1. Species Sepia aculeata A. d'Orbigny, 1835 accepted as Acanthosepion aculeatum (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      2. Species Sepia andreana Steenstrup, 1875 accepted as Doratosepion andreanum (Steenstrup, 1875) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      3. Species Sepia angulata Roeleveld, 1972 accepted as Spathidosepion angulatum (Roeleveld, 1972) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      4. Species Sepia apama Gray, 1849 accepted as Ascarosepion apama (Gray, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      5. Species Sepia arabica Massy, 1916 accepted as Aurosepina arabica (Massy, 1916) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      6. Species Sepia australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 accepted as Decorisepia australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      7. Species Sepia bandensis Adam, 1939 accepted as Ascarosepion bandense (Adam, 1939) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      8. Species Sepia braggi Verco, 1907 accepted as Doratosepion braggi (Verco, 1907) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      9. Species Sepia cultrata Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Ascarosepion cultratum (Hoyle, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      10. Species Sepia dannevigi S. S. Berry, 1918 accepted as Sepia hedleyi S. S. Berry, 1918 accepted as Decorisepia hedleyi (S. S. Berry, 1918) (synonym)
      11. Species Sepia dubia Adam & W. J. Rees, 1966 accepted as Digitosepia dubia (Adam & W. J. Rees, 1966) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      12. Species Sepia elegans Blainville, 1827 accepted as Rhombosepion elegans (Blainville, 1827) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      13. Species Sepia elliptica Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Acanthosepion ellipticum (Hoyle, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      14. Species Sepia erostrata Sasaki, 1929 accepted as Doratosepion erostratum (Sasaki, 1929) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      15. Species Sepia esculenta Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Acanthosepion esculentum (Hoyle, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      16. Species Sepia faurei Roeleveld, 1972 accepted as Digitosepia faurei (Roeleveld, 1972) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      17. Species Sepia filibrachia A. Reid & Lu, 2005 accepted as Ascarosepion filibrachia (A. Reid & Lu, 2005) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      18. Species Sepia foliopeza Okutani & Tagawa, 1987 accepted as Doratosepion foliopeza (Okutani & Tagawa, 1987) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      19. Species Sepia hedleyi S. S. Berry, 1918 accepted as Decorisepia hedleyi (S. S. Berry, 1918) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      20. Species Sepia hieronis (G. C. Robson, 1924) accepted as Lusepia hieronis (G. C. Robson, 1924) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      21. Species Sepia kobiensis Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Doratosepion kobiense (Hoyle, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      22. Species Sepia latimanus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 accepted as Ascarosepion latimanus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      23. Species Sepia limata (Iredale, 1926) accepted as Doratosepion limatum (Iredale, 1926) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      24. Species Sepia longipes Sasaki, 1913 accepted as Doratosepion longipes (Sasaki, 1913) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      25. Species Sepia lorigera Wülker, 1910 accepted as Doratosepion lorigerum (Wülker, 1910) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      26. Species Sepia lycidas J. E. Gray, 1849 accepted as Acanthosepion lycidas (J. E. Gray, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      27. Species Sepia madokai Adam, 1939 accepted as Decorisepia madokai (Adam, 1939) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      28. Species Sepia mestus Gray, 1849 accepted as Ascarosepion mestus (Gray, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      29. Species Sepia misakiensis Wülker, 1910 accepted as Sepia tokioensis Ortmann, 1888 accepted as Doratosepion tokioense (Ortmann, 1888) (synonym)
      30. Species Sepia novaehollandiae Hoyle, 1909 accepted as Ascarosepion novaehollandiae (Hoyle, 1909) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      31. Species Sepia omani Adam & Rees, 1966 accepted as Rhombosepion omani (Adam & Rees, 1966) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      32. Species Sepia opipara (Iredale, 1926) accepted as Ascarosepion opiparum (Iredale, 1926) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      33. Species Sepia orbignyana A. Férussac, 1826 accepted as Rhombosepion orbignyanum (A. Férussac, 1826) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      34. Species Sepia papillata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 accepted as Spathidosepion papillatum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      35. Species Sepia papuensis Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Ascarosepion papuense (Hoyle, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      36. Species Sepia pardex Sasaki, 1913 accepted as Doratosepion pardex (Sasaki, 1913) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      37. Species Sepia peterseni Appellöf, 1886 accepted as Doratosepion peterseni (Appellöf, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      38. Species Sepia pharaonis Ehrenberg, 1831 accepted as Acanthosepion pharaonis (Ehrenberg, 1831) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      39. Species Sepia plangon Gray, 1849 accepted as Ascarosepion plangon (Gray, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      40. Species Sepia prashadi Winckworth, 1936 accepted as Rhombosepion prashadi (Winckworth, 1936) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      41. Species Sepia recurvirostra Steenstrup, 1875 accepted as Acanthosepion recurvirostrum (Steenstrup, 1875) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      42. Species Sepia rex (Iredale, 1926) accepted as Decorisepia hedleyi (S. S. Berry, 1918) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      43. Species Sepia robsoni (Massy, 1927) accepted as Digitosepia robsoni (Massy, 1927) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      44. Species Sepia rozella (Iredale, 1926) accepted as Ascarosepion rozella (Iredale, 1926) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      45. Species Sepia smithi Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Acanthosepion smithi (Hoyle, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      46. Species Sepia stellifera Khomenko & Khromov, 1984 accepted as Acanthosepion stelliferum (Khomenko & Khromov, 1984) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      47. Species Sepia tenuipes Sasaki, 1929 accepted as Doratosepion tenuipes (Sasaki, 1929) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      48. Species Sepia tokioensis Ortmann, 1888 accepted as Doratosepion tokioense (Ortmann, 1888) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      49. Species Sepia trygonina (Rochebrune, 1884) accepted as Erythalassa trygonina (Rochebrune, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      50. Species Sepia typica (Steenstrup, 1875) accepted as Hemisepius typicus Steenstrup, 1875 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      51. Species Sepia bartletti (Iredale, 1954) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
      52. Species Sepia baxteri (Iredale, 1940) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
      marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
      masculine
      Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 
      MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Sepia Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Land J. van der (ed). (2008) UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Urmo/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138477 on 2024-04-24
      Land J. van der (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). Sepia Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138477 on 2024-04-24
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      2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
      created
      Gofas, Serge
      2016-05-19 10:38:19Z
      changed
      Finn, Julian
      2023-06-20 21:34:10Z
      changed
      Bouchet, Philippe

      original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

      original description  (of Blandosepia Iredale, 1940) Iredale, T. (1940). Marine Molluscs from Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Australia, and New Caledonia. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 9: 429-443., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38927087 [details]   

      original description  (of Tenuisepia Cotton, 1932) Cotton, B. C. (1932). Notes on Australian mollusca, with descriptions of new genera and new species. <em>Records of The South Australian Museum.</em> 4(4): 537-547., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41026749#page/561/mode/1up
      page(s): 546 [details]   

      basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]   

      additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]   

      additional source Khromov D.N., C.C. Lu, A. Guerra, Zh. Dong & S. v. Boletzky (1998) A synopsis of Sepiidae outside Australian waters. Pp. 77-157, in: Voss N.A., M. Vecchione, R.B. Toll & M.J. Sweeney, eds (1998) Systematics and biogeography of cephalopods. <i>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology</i> 586: volume 1: 1-276; volume 2: 277-599. [details]   

      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]   
      		 
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      Sepia eggs
      Sepia eggs
      eggs of Sepia sp.
      eggs of Sepia sp.
      eggs of Sepia sp.
      eggs of Sepia sp.
      To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 1011033 Cuttle Bone)
      To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 1011033 Cuttle Bone)
      Hosted externally
      To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 1011033 Cuttle Bones)
      To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 1011033 Cuttle Bones)
      Hosted externally
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