WoRMS taxon details

Sepia insignis E. A. Smith, 1916

342141  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342141)

accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Smith, E. A. (1916). On the shells of the South African species of the Sepiidae. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society, London.</em> 12(1):20-26., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15770451
page(s): 25, pl. 2, fig. 10. [details]   
Type locality contained in Tongaat  
type locality contained in Tongaat [details]
Depth range untill 42 m.  
Depth range untill 42 m. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Sepia insignis E. A. Smith, 1916. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342141 on 2024-03-29
Date
action
by
2008-03-27 18:55:09Z
created
2011-04-04 06:48:22Z
changed
2016-05-23 09:33:23Z
changed
2018-05-14 05:53:47Z
changed

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original description Smith, E. A. (1916). On the shells of the South African species of the Sepiidae. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society, London.</em> 12(1):20-26., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15770451
page(s): 25, pl. 2, fig. 10. [details]   

basis of record 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.
page(s): 142 [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Depth range untill 42 m. [details]

Habitat inner shelf [details]

Length Up to 60 mm mantle length. [details]