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 superseded combination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]   
Type locality contained in Laccadive Sea, Persian Gulf  
type locality contained in Laccadive Sea [details]
type locality contained in Persian Gulf [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. (2024). MolluscaBase. Sepia arabica Massy, 1916. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220313 on 2024-04-26
Date
action
by
1997-06-24 15:47:59Z
created
2016-05-15 00:46:20Z
changed
2023-06-19 22:12:37Z
changed

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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]   

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 
   

From other sources
Description Body elongate, narrow, bluntly pointed posteriorly, the mantle extending dorsally to level with the eyes. [details]

Habitat outer shelf to slope [details]
LanguageName 
English Arabian cuttlefish  [details]
French Seiche d’Arabie  [details]
Spanish Sepia arábiga  [details]