Canadian Register of Marine Species - Sepiolidae Leach, 1817

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Sepiolidae Leach, 1817

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11725 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:11725)

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Sepioloidea Leach, 1817

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Subfamily Heteroteuthinae Appellöf, 1898
1. Genus Amphorateuthis R. E. Young, Vecchione & Roper, 2007
  1. Species Amphorateuthis alveatus R. E. Young, Vecchione & Roper, 2007
2. Genus Heteroteuthis J. E. Gray, 1849
  1. Species Heteroteuthis atlantis G. L. Voss, 1955
  2. Species Heteroteuthis dagamensis G. C. Robson, 1924
  3. Species Heteroteuthis dispar (Rüppell, 1844)
  4. Species Heteroteuthis hawaiiensis (S. S. Berry, 1909)
    1. Variety Heteroteuthis hawaiiensis var. dagamensis G. C. Robson, 1924 accepted as Heteroteuthis (Stephanoteuthis) dagamensis G. C. Robson, 1924
  5. Species Heteroteuthis nordopacifica Kubodera & Okutani, 2011
  6. Species Heteroteuthis ryukyuensis Kubodera, Okutani & Kosuge, 2009
  7. Species Heteroteuthis serventyi J. K. Allan, 1945
  8. Species Heteroteuthis tenera A. E. Verrill, 1880 accepted as Semirossia tenera (A. E. Verrill, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  9. Species Heteroteuthis weberi Joubin, 1902 accepted as Heteroteuthis (Heteroteuthis) weberi Joubin, 1902
  10. Subgenus Heteroteuthis (Heteroteuthis) J. E. Gray, 1849 represented as Heteroteuthis J. E. Gray, 1849
    1. Species Heteroteuthis (Heteroteuthis) weberi Joubin, 1902 accepted as Stoloteuthis weberi (Joubin, 1902)
    2. Species Heteroteuthis (Heteroteuthis) dispar (Rüppell, 1844) represented as Heteroteuthis dispar (Rüppell, 1844)
  11. Subgenus Heteroteuthis (Stephanoteuthis) S. S. Berry, 1909 represented as Heteroteuthis J. E. Gray, 1849
    1. Species Heteroteuthis (Stephanoteuthis) dagamensis G. C. Robson, 1924 represented as Heteroteuthis dagamensis G. C. Robson, 1924
    2. Species Heteroteuthis (Stephanoteuthis) hawaiiensis (S. S. Berry, 1909) represented as Heteroteuthis hawaiiensis (S. S. Berry, 1909)
    3. Species Heteroteuthis (Stephanoteuthis) serventyi J. K. Allan, 1945 represented as Heteroteuthis serventyi J. K. Allan, 1945
3. Genus Iridoteuthis Naef, 1912
  1. Species Iridoteuthis iris (S. S. Berry, 1909)
  2. Species Iridoteuthis lophia A. Reid, 2021
  3. Species Iridoteuthis merlini A. Reid, 2021
  4. Species Iridoteuthis maoria Dell, 1959 accepted as Stoloteuthis maoria (Dell, 1959)
4. Genus Nectoteuthis A. E. Verrill, 1883
  1. Species Nectoteuthis pourtalesi A. E. Verrill, 1883
5. Genus Sepiolina Naef, 1912
  1. Species Sepiolina nipponensis (S. S. Berry, 1911)
  2. Species Sepiolina petasus Kubodera & Okutani, 2011
6. Genus Stoloteuthis A. E. Verrill, 1881
  1. Species Stoloteuthis cthulhui Fernández-Álvarez, P. Sánchez & Villanueva, 2021
  2. Species Stoloteuthis japonica Kubodera & Okutani, 2011
  3. Species Stoloteuthis leucoptera (A. E. Verrill, 1878)
  4. Species Stoloteuthis maoria (Dell, 1959)
  5. Species Stoloteuthis weberi (Joubin, 1902)
  6. Species Stoloteuthis iris S. S. Berry, 1909 accepted as Iridoteuthis iris (S. S. Berry, 1909) (original combination)
  7. Species Stoloteuthis leucopterus (A. E. Verrill, 1878) accepted as Stoloteuthis leucoptera (A. E. Verrill, 1878) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
  8. Species Stoloteuthis nipponensis S. S. Berry, 1911 accepted as Sepiolina nipponensis (S. S. Berry, 1911) (original combination)
7. Genus Iridioteuthis [sic] accepted as Iridoteuthis Naef, 1912 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
  1. Species Iridioteuthis maoria Dell, 1959 accepted as Iridoteuthis maoria Dell, 1959
8. Genus Stephanoteuthis S. S. Berry, 1909 accepted as Heteroteuthis (Stephanoteuthis) S. S. Berry, 1909
  1. Species Stephanoteuthis hawaiiensis S. S. Berry, 1909 accepted as Heteroteuthis hawaiiensis (S. S. Berry, 1909)
Subfamily Rossiinae Appellöf, 1898
1. Genus Austrorossia S. S. Berry, 1918
  1. Species Austrorossia antillensis (G. L. Voss, 1955)
  2. Species Austrorossia australis (S. S. Berry, 1918)
  3. Species Austrorossia bipapillata (Sasaki, 1920)
  4. Species Austrorossia enigmatica (G. C. Robson, 1924)
  5. Species Austrorossia mastigophora (Chun, 1915)
2. Genus Neorossia Boletzky, 1972
  1. Species Neorossia caroli (Joubin, 1902)
    1. Subspecies Neorossia caroli caroli (Joubin, 1902)
    2. Subspecies Neorossia caroli jeannae Nesis, Arkhipkin, Nikitina, Middleton & Brickle, 2001
  2. Species Neorossia leptodons A. Reid, 1992
3. Genus Rossia Owen, 1835
  1. Species Rossia brachyura A. E. Verrill, 1883
  2. Species Rossia bullisi G. L. Voss, 1956
  3. Species Rossia glaucopis Lovén, 1845
  4. Species Rossia macrosoma (Delle Chiaje, 1830)
  5. Species Rossia megaptera A. E. Verrill, 1881
  6. Species Rossia moelleri Steenstrup, 1856
  7. Species Rossia mollicella Sasaki, 1920
  8. Species Rossia pacifica S. S. Berry, 1911
    1. Subspecies Rossia pacifica diegensis S. S. Berry, 1912
    2. Subspecies Rossia pacifica pacifica S. S. Berry, 1911
  9. Species Rossia palpebrosa Owen, 1835
  10. Species Rossia tortugaensis G. L. Voss, 1956
  11. Subgenus Rossia (Allorossia) Grimpe, 1922 accepted as Rossia Owen, 1835
    1. Species Rossia (Allorossia) tortugaenis G. L. Voss, 1956 accepted as Rossia tortugaensis G. L. Voss, 1956 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Rossia (Allorossia) bullisi G. L. Voss, 1956 represented as Rossia bullisi G. L. Voss, 1956
  12. Subgenus Rossia (Austrorossia) S. S. Berry, 1918 accepted as Austrorossia S. S. Berry, 1918
    1. Species Rossia (Austrorossia) australis S. S. Berry, 1918 accepted as Austrorossia australis (S. S. Berry, 1918) (original combination)
    2. Species Rossia (Austrorossia) antillensis G. L. Voss, 1955 represented as Rossia antillensis G. L. Voss, 1955
  13. Subgenus Rossia (Semirossia) Steenstrup, 1887 accepted as Semirossia Steenstrup, 1887
    1. Species Rossia (Semirossia) equalis G. L. Voss, 1950 represented as Semirossia equalis (G. L. Voss, 1950)
  14. Species Rossia antillensis G. L. Voss, 1955 accepted as Austrorossia antillensis (G. L. Voss, 1955)
  15. Species Rossia bipapillata Sasaki, 1920 accepted as Austrorossia bipapillata (Sasaki, 1920) (original combination)
  16. Species Rossia caroli Joubin, 1902 accepted as Neorossia caroli (Joubin, 1902) (original combination)
  17. Species Rossia dispar (Rüppell, 1844) accepted as Heteroteuthis dispar (Rüppell, 1844)
  18. Species Rossia enigmatica G. C. Robson, 1924 accepted as Austrorossia enigmatica (G. C. Robson, 1924) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  19. Species Rossia equalis G. L. Voss, 1950 accepted as Semirossia equalis (G. L. Voss, 1950) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  20. Species Rossia hyatti A. E. Verrill, 1878 accepted as Rossia glaucopis Lovén, 1845 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  21. Species Rossia jacobii Ball, 1842 accepted as Rossia macrosoma (Delle Chiaje, 1830) (synonym)
  22. Species Rossia mastigophora Chun, 1915 accepted as Austrorossia mastigophora (Chun, 1915) (original combination)
  23. Species Rossia owenii Ball, 1841 accepted as Rossia macrosoma (Delle Chiaje, 1830) (synonym)
  24. Species Rossia panceri Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869 accepted as Rossia macrosoma (Delle Chiaje, 1830) (synonym)
  25. Species Rossia patagonica E. A. Smith, 1881 accepted as Semirossia patagonica (E. A. Smith, 1881) (original combination)
  26. Species Rossia sublaevis A. E. Verrill, 1878 accepted as Rossia glaucopis Lovén, 1845 (synonym)
  27. Species Rossia tenera (A. E. Verrill, 1880) accepted as Semirossia tenera (A. E. Verrill, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
4. Genus Semirossia Steenstrup, 1887
  1. Species Semirossia equalis (G. L. Voss, 1950)
  2. Species Semirossia patagonica (E. A. Smith, 1881)
  3. Species Semirossia tenera (A. E. Verrill, 1880)
5. Genus Allorossia Grimpe, 1925 accepted as Rossia Owen, 1835
  1. Species Allorossia glaucopis (Lóven, 1845) accepted as Rossia glaucopis Lovén, 1845
6. Genus Franklinia Norman, 1890 accepted as Rossia Owen, 1835 (invalid: junior homonym of Franklinia Jerdon, 1863 [Aves]; Allorossia Grimpe 1925 is a replacement name)
Subfamily Sepiolinae Leach, 1817
1. Tribe Euprymnini G. Sanchez, Fernández-Álvarez, Taite, Sugimoto, Jolly, Simakov, Marlétaz, Allcock & Rokhsar, 2021
  1. Genus Eumandya Bello, 2020
    1. Species Eumandya pardalota (A. Reid, 2011)
    2. Species Eumandya parva (Sasaki, 1914)
    3. Species Eumandya phenax (G. L. Voss, 1962)
  2. Genus Euprymna Steenstrup, 1887
    1. Species Euprymna albatrossae G. L. Voss, 1962
    2. Species Euprymna berryi Sasaki, 1929
    3. Species Euprymna brenneri G. Sanchez, Jolly, A. Reid, Sugimoto, Azama, Marlétaz, Simakov & Rokhsar, 2019
    4. Species Euprymna hoylei Adam, 1986
    5. Species Euprymna hyllebergi Nateewathana, 1997
    6. Species Euprymna megaspadicea Kubodera & Okutani, 2002
    7. Species Euprymna morsei (A. E. Verrill, 1881)
    8. Species Euprymna penares (Gray, 1849)
    9. Species Euprymna scolopes S. S. Berry, 1913
    10. Species Euprymna stenodactyla (R. E. Grant, 1833)
    11. Species Euprymna tasmanica (Pfeffer, 1884)
    12. Species Euprymna pardalota A. Reid, 2011 accepted as Eumandya pardalota (A. Reid, 2011) (original combination)
    13. Species Euprymna parva (Sasaki, 1913) accepted as Eumandya parva (Sasaki, 1914)
    14. Species Euprymna phenax G. L. Voss, 1962 accepted as Eumandya phenax (G. L. Voss, 1962) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    15. Species Euprymna similis Sasaki, 1913 accepted as Euprymna morsei (A. E. Verrill, 1881) (synonym)
    16. Species Euprymna bursa (Pfeffer, 1884) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    17. Species Euprymna pusilla (Pfeffer, 1884) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
    18. Species Euprymna schneehagenii (Pfeffer, 1884) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  3. Genus Inioteuthis A. E. Verrill, 1881
    1. Species Inioteuthis japonica (A. d'Orbigny, 1845)
    2. Species Inioteuthis maculosa E. S. Goodrich, 1896
    3. Species Inioteuthis capensis G. L. Voss, 1962 accepted as Rondeletiola capensis (G. L. Voss, 1962) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Inioteuthis morsei A. E. Verrill, 1881 accepted as Euprymna morsei (A. E. Verrill, 1881) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    5. Species Inioteuthis tasmanica (Pfeffer, 1884) accepted as Euprymna tasmanica (Pfeffer, 1884)
  4. Genus Lusepiola Bello, 2020
    1. Species Lusepiola birostrata (Sasaki, 1918)
    2. Species Lusepiola trirostrata (G. L. Voss, 1962)
  5. Genus Fidenas Gray, 1849 accepted as Euprymna Steenstrup, 1887 (synonym)
    1. Species Fidenas penares Gray, 1849 accepted as Euprymna penares (Gray, 1849) (original combination)
2. Tribe Sepiolini Leach, 1817
  1. Genus Adinaefiola Bello, 2020
    1. Species Adinaefiola aurantiaca (Jatta, 1896)
    2. Species Adinaefiola ligulata (Naef, 1912)
    3. Species Adinaefiola pfefferi (Grimpe, 1921)
  2. Genus Boletzkyola Bello, 2020
    1. Species Boletzkyola knudseni (Adam, 1984)
  3. Genus Rondeletiola Naef, 1921
    1. Species Rondeletiola capensis (G. L. Voss, 1962)
    2. Species Rondeletiola minor (Naef, 1912)
  4. Genus Sepietta Naef, 1912
    1. Species Sepietta neglecta Naef, 1916
    2. Species Sepietta obscura Naef, 1916
    3. Species Sepietta oweniana (A. d'Orbigny, 1841)
    4. Species Sepietta minor Naef, 1912 accepted as Rondeletiola minor (Naef, 1912) (original combination)
    5. Species Sepietta petersii (Steenstrup, 1887) accepted as Sepietta oweniana (A. d'Orbigny, 1841) (synonym)
  5. Genus Sepiola Leach, 1817
    1. Species Sepiola affinis Naef, 1912
    2. Species Sepiola atlantica A. d'Orbigny, 1842
    3. Species Sepiola boletzkyi Bello & Salman, 2015
    4. Species Sepiola bursadhaesa Bello, 2013
    5. Species Sepiola intermedia Naef, 1912
    6. Species Sepiola robusta Naef, 1912
    7. Species Sepiola rondeletii Leach, 1817
    8. Species Sepiola rossiaeformis Pfeffer, 1884
    9. Species Sepiola steenstrupiana F. Levy, 1912
    10. Species Sepiola tridens de Heij & Goud, 2010
    11. Species Sepiola aurantiaca Jatta, 1896 accepted as Adinaefiola aurantiaca (Jatta, 1896) (original combination)
    12. Species Sepiola birostrata Sasaki, 1918 accepted as Lusepiola birostrata (Sasaki, 1918) (original combination)
    13. Species Sepiola bursa Pfeffer, 1884 accepted as Euprymna bursa (Pfeffer, 1884) (original combination)
    14. Species Sepiola cardioptera Lesueur, 1821 accepted as Onykia carriboea Lesueur, 1821 (dubious synonym)
    15. Species Sepiola desvigniana Gervais & van Beneden, 1838 accepted as Sepiola rondeletii Leach, 1817 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    16. Species Sepiola dispar Rüppell, 1844 accepted as Heteroteuthis dispar (Rüppell, 1844) (original combination)
    17. Species Sepiola elegans Risso, 1854 accepted as Sepietta neglecta Naef, 1916 (dubious synonym)
    18. Species Sepiola grantiana A. Férussac, 1834 accepted as Sepiola rondeletii Leach, 1817 (unavailable: MS name listed in synonymy)
    19. Species Sepiola japonica A. d'Orbigny, 1845 accepted as Inioteuthis japonica (A. d'Orbigny, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    20. Species Sepiola knudseni Adam, 1984 accepted as Boletzkyola knudseni (Adam, 1984) (original combination)
    21. Species Sepiola leucoptera A. E. Verrill, 1878 accepted as Stoloteuthis leucoptera (A. E. Verrill, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    22. Species Sepiola ligulata Naef, 1912 accepted as Adinaefiola ligulata (Naef, 1912) (original combination)
    23. Species Sepiola lineolata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 accepted as Sepioloidea lineolata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) (original combination)
    24. Species Sepiola macrosoma Delle Chiaje, 1830 accepted as Rossia macrosoma (Delle Chiaje, 1830) (original combination)
    25. Species Sepiola oweniana A. d'Orbigny, 1841 accepted as Sepietta oweniana (A. d'Orbigny, 1841) (original combination)
    26. Species Sepiola pacifica T. W. Kirk, 1882 accepted as Sepioloidea pacifica (T. W. Kirk, 1882) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    27. Species Sepiola parva Sasaki, 1913 accepted as Eumandya parva (Sasaki, 1914) (original combination)
    28. Species Sepiola petersi Steenstrup, 1887 accepted as Sepietta petersii (Steenstrup, 1887) (misspelling)
    29. Species Sepiola petersii Steenstrup, 1887 accepted as Sepietta petersii (Steenstrup, 1887) (original combination)
    30. Species Sepiola pfefferi Grimpe, 1921 accepted as Adinaefiola pfefferi (Grimpe, 1921) (original combination)
    31. Species Sepiola pusilla Pfeffer, 1884 accepted as Euprymna pusilla (Pfeffer, 1884) (original combination)
    32. Species Sepiola rondeleti Leach, 1817 accepted as Sepiola rondeletii Leach, 1817
    33. Species Sepiola scandica Steenstrup, 1887 accepted as Sepietta oweniana (A. d'Orbigny, 1841) (synonym)
    34. Species Sepiola schneehagenii Pfeffer, 1884 accepted as Euprymna schneehagenii (Pfeffer, 1884) (original combination)
    35. Species Sepiola stenodactyla R. E. Grant, 1833 accepted as Euprymna stenodactyla (R. E. Grant, 1833) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    36. Species Sepiola tasmanica Pfeffer, 1884 accepted as Euprymna tasmanica (Pfeffer, 1884) (original combination)
    37. Species Sepiola tenera Naef, 1912 accepted as Sepiola steenstrupiana F. Levy, 1912 (synonym)
    38. Species Sepiola trirostrata G. L. Voss, 1962 accepted as Lusepiola trirostrata (G. L. Voss, 1962) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    39. Species Sepiola vulgaris R. E. Grant, 1833 accepted as Sepiola rondeletii Leach, 1817 (synonym)
  6. Genus Heterosepiola Grimpe, 1922 accepted as Sepiola Leach, 1817
    1. Species Heterosepiola atlantica (A. d'Orbigny, 1842) accepted as Sepiola atlantica A. d'Orbigny, 1842
3. Tribe Sepiolinae incertae sedis (temporary name)
  1. Genus Amutatiola C. C. Lu & Okutani, 2022
    1. Species Amutatiola macroventosa C. C. Lu & Okutani, 2022
  2. Genus Dextrasepiola C. C. Lu & Okutani, 2022
    1. Species Dextrasepiola taenia C. C. Lu & Okutani, 2022
Subfamily Sepiolidae incertae sedis (temporary name)
1. Genus Choneteuthis Lu & Boucher-Rodoni, 2006
  1. Species Choneteuthis tongaensis Lu & Boucher-Rodoni, 2006

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Leach W.E. (1817). Synopsis of the orders, families and genera of the class Cephalopoda. The Zoological Miscellany; being descriptions of new or interesting animals. 3(30):137-141., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28687004
page(s): 137 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Sepiolidae Leach, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11725 on 2025-05-16

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Cuvelier, Daphne

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Gofas, Serge

2013-12-05 21:14:36Z

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Gofas, Serge

2017-11-06 20:32:03Z

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Finn, Julian

2020-08-18 05:11:08Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

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Nomenclature

original description Leach W.E. (1817). Synopsis of the orders, families and genera of the class Cephalopoda. The Zoological Miscellany; being descriptions of new or interesting animals. 3(30):137-141., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28687004
page(s): 137 [details]

Taxonomy

status source Sanchez, G.; Fernández-Álvarez, F. Á.; Taite, M.; Sugimoto, C.; Jolly, J.; Simakov, O.; Marlétaz, F.; Allcock, L.; Rokhsar, D. S. (2021). Phylogenomics illuminates the evolution of bobtail and bottletail squid (order Sepiolida). Communications Biology. 4(1): 819., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02348-y [details]

Identification resource

identification resource Lu, C.C. & Chung, W.S. (2017). Guide to the cephalopods of Taiwan. National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan, 560 pp. ISBN 978-986-05-2569-4.
page(s): 190 [details]

Other

additional source Reid, A. & Jereb, P. (2005). Family Sepiolidae. pp. 153-203, in P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper eds. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date. Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO]. 4(1): 262 pp. 9 pls. [details]

additional source CephBase, available online at http://www.cephbase.utmb.edu/ [details]

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