Sepia faurei Roeleveld 1972 articles

Comprehensive Description

provided by Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology

Sepia faurei Roeleveld, 1972

DIAGNOSIS.—Anterior mantle margin deeply emarginate ventrally, skin densely papillose dorsally on head, mantle, and arms. Fleshy ridge present on either side of mantle ventrally, without pores. Tips of arms I finger-like, devoid of suckers and protective membranes, suckers biserially arranged on all arms. Tentacular club broad, with few (30–35) subequal suckers in transverse rows of 4–6; swimming membrane very broad, continuing along stalk.

ORIGINAL REFERENCE.—Roeleveld, 1972:251–257, figs. 15, 16.

TYPE LOCALITY.—South Africa, S 14°E of Cape Seal 88 km, 35°00′S, 23°07′E, depth 168 m.

TYPES.—Holotype: South African Museum A30144, female, 21 mm ML, in good condition; sepion mounted on slide.

Paratypes: None.

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION.—Same as type locality.

license: cc-by-nc-sa-3.0

bibliographic citation: Voss, N. A. and Sweeney, M. J. 1998. "Systematics and Biogeography of cephalopods. Volume I." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-276. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.586

original: visit source
partner site: Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology

Sepia faurei

provided by wikipedia EN

Sepia faurei is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, specifically to the east of the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. It lives at depths to 168 m.^[3]

Sepia faurei grows to a mantle length of 21 mm.^[3]

The type specimen was collected 88 km southeast of Cape Seal, South Africa (). It is deposited at the South African Museum in Cape Town.^[4]

References

^ Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2012). "Sepia faurei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T162551A914143. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T162551A914143.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ Finn, Julian (2016). "Sepia faurei Roeleveld, 1972". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b Reid, A., P. Jereb, & C.F.E. Roper 2005. Family Sepiidae. In: P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 1. Rome, FAO. pp. 57–152.
^ Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sepia_faurei&oldid=1056097367"

license: cc-by-sa-3.0
copyright: Wikipedia authors and editors

original: visit source
partner site: wikipedia EN

Sepia faurei: Brief Summary

provided by wikipedia EN

Sepia faurei is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, specifically to the east of the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. It lives at depths to 168 m.

Sepia faurei grows to a mantle length of 21 mm.

The type specimen was collected 88 km southeast of Cape Seal, South Africa (). It is deposited at the South African Museum in Cape Town.

license: cc-by-sa-3.0
copyright: Wikipedia authors and editors

original: visit source
partner site: wikipedia EN