Deep-Sea taxon details
Austrorossia enigmatica (G. C. Robson, 1924)
342279 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342279)
accepted
Species
Rossia enigmatica G. C. Robson, 1924 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Rossia enigmatica G. C. Robson, 1924) Robson, G. C. (1924). On the Cephalopoda obtained in South African waters by Dr. J.D.F. Gilchrist in 1920-21. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1924(2): 589-686, pl. 1-2., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1924.tb01516.x
page(s): 635 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 635 [details] Available for editors
Type locality contained in South African Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in South African Exclusive Economic Zone (origin: native) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Depth range 276 to400 m.
Depth range 276 to400 m. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Austrorossia enigmatica (G. C. Robson, 1924). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342279 on 2026-08-12
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Austrorossia enigmatica (G. C. Robson, 1924). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342279 on 2026-08-12
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(of Rossia enigmatica G. C. Robson, 1924) Robson, G. C. (1924). On the Cephalopoda obtained in South African waters by Dr. J.D.F. Gilchrist in 1920-21. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1924(2): 589-686, pl. 1-2., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1924.tb01516.x
page(s): 635 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Reid, A. & Jereb, P. (2005). Family Sepiolidae. pp. 153-203, 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): 197 [details]
additional source Leslie, R. & Lipinski, M. (2018). Phylum Mollusca - Class Cephalopoda. In: Atkinson, L.J. and Sink, K.J. (eds) Field Guide to the Offshore Marine Invertebrates of South Africa. Malachite Marketing and Media: Pretoria. Pp. 321–391. , available online at http://doi.org/10.15493/SAEON.PUB.10000001
page(s): 349 [details]
page(s): 635 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Reid, A. & Jereb, P. (2005). Family Sepiolidae. pp. 153-203, 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): 197 [details]
additional source Leslie, R. & Lipinski, M. (2018). Phylum Mollusca - Class Cephalopoda. In: Atkinson, L.J. and Sink, K.J. (eds) Field Guide to the Offshore Marine Invertebrates of South Africa. Malachite Marketing and Media: Pretoria. Pp. 321–391. , available online at http://doi.org/10.15493/SAEON.PUB.10000001
page(s): 349 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
