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Sepiidae Leach, 1817

11723  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:11723)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Cephalopoda (Class)
  5. Coleoidea (Subclass)
  6. Decapodiformes (Superorder)
  7. Sepiida (Order)
  8. Sepiina (Suborder)
  9. Sepioidea (Superfamily)
  10. Sepiidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Acanthosepion Rochebrune, 1884
  2. Genus Ascarosepion Rochebrune, 1884
  3. Genus Aurosepina Jothinayagam, 1987
  4. Genus Decorisepia Iredale, 1926
  5. Genus Digitosepia Lipiński, 2020
  6. Genus Doratosepion Rochebrune, 1884
  7. Genus Erythalassa A. Reid, 2023
  8. Genus Hemisepius Steenstrup, 1875
  9. Genus Lusepia A. Reid, 2023
  10. Genus Rhombosepion Rochebrune, 1884
  11. Genus Sepia Linnaeus, 1758
  12. Genus Sepiella Gray, 1849
  13. Genus Spathidosepion Rochebrune, 1884
  14. Genus Amplisepia Iredale, 1926 accepted as Ascarosepion Rochebrune, 1884 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  15. Genus Andreaesepia Grimpe, 1922 accepted as Doratosepion Rochebrune, 1884 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  16. Genus Arctosepia Iredale, 1926 accepted as Doratosepion Rochebrune, 1884 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  17. Genus Blandosepia Iredale, 1940 accepted as Sepia Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  18. Genus Crumenasepia Iredale, 1926 accepted as Acanthosepion Rochebrune, 1884 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  19. Genus Diptherosepion Rochebrune, 1884 accepted as Sepiella Gray, 1849 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonym)
  20. Genus Eusepia Naef, 1923 accepted as Sepia Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  21. Genus Glyptosepia Iredale, 1926 accepted as Ascarosepion Rochebrune, 1884 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  22. Genus Lophosepion Rochebrune, 1884 accepted as Sepia Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  23. Genus Mesembrisepia Iredale, 1926 accepted as Ascarosepion Rochebrune, 1884 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  24. Genus Metasepia Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Ascarosepion Rochebrune, 1884 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  25. Genus Parasepia Naef, 1923 accepted as Rhombosepion Rochebrune, 1884 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  26. Genus Platysepia Naef, 1923 accepted as Acanthosepion Rochebrune, 1884 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonym)
  27. Genus Ponderisepia Iredale, 1926 accepted as Ascarosepion Rochebrune, 1884 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  28. Genus Solitosepia Iredale, 1926 accepted as Ascarosepion Rochebrune, 1884 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  29. Genus Tenuisepia Cotton, 1932 accepted as Sepia Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
marine, brackish, 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): 138; note: Original spelling: Sepiidea [details] 
Description Cuttlebone (shell or sepion) internal, chalky (calcareous), porous, finely laminate. Mantle broad, robust, sac-like,...  
Description Cuttlebone (shell or sepion) internal, chalky (calcareous), porous, finely laminate. Mantle broad, robust, sac-like, slightly flattened dorsoventrally; fins narrow, long (more or less equal to mantle length; posterior fin lobes free, not connected at midline; 10 circumoral appendages; arms with 2 to 4, and tentacles with 4 to 8 or more longitudinal rows of suckers; tentacles retractile into pockets on ventrolateral sides of head. Eyes covered with a corneal membrane. Colour: variable due to the great complex of chromatophores (pigment cells); browns, blacks, yellows, and reds are the dominating colours. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Sepiidae Leach, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11723 on 2024-11-22
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2016-05-25 03:09:07Z
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2016-05-26 05:37:14Z
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Finn, Julian
2020-01-02 21:01:30Z
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Finn, Julian
2020-08-18 05:11:08Z
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Bouchet, Philippe

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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): 138; note: Original spelling: Sepiidea [details] 

basis of record 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 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Bello, G. (1996). The original descriptions of the Mediterranean Cephalopods. I: Sepioidea. <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 31:179-194., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49938152
page(s): 181 [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] 

identification resource Lu, C.C. & Chung, W.S. (2017). <em>Guide to the cephalopods of Taiwan</em>. National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan, 560 pp. ISBN 978-986-05-2569-4.
page(s): 110 [details] 
 
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Description Cuttlebone (shell or sepion) internal, chalky (calcareous), porous, finely laminate. Mantle broad, robust, sac-like, slightly flattened dorsoventrally; fins narrow, long (more or less equal to mantle length; posterior fin lobes free, not connected at midline; 10 circumoral appendages; arms with 2 to 4, and tentacles with 4 to 8 or more longitudinal rows of suckers; tentacles retractile into pockets on ventrolateral sides of head. Eyes covered with a corneal membrane. Colour: variable due to the great complex of chromatophores (pigment cells); browns, blacks, yellows, and reds are the dominating colours. [details]

Length Up to 500 mm mantle length, and 12 kg in weight. [details]
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LanguageName 
Chinese Wu-Zéi-Kē  [details]
Dutch zeekatteninktvissen  [details]
English Cuttlefishes  [details]
French Seiches  [details]
Japanese コウイカ科  [details]
Spanish SepiasJíbiasChoquitosChocos  [details]
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sepiidae) 
To GenBank (0 nucleotides; 2 proteins) 
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