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Sepia Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

138477 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138477)

Classification

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Rank

Genus

Parent

Sepiidae Leach, 1817

Original name

Sepia Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymised names

Blandosepia Iredale, 1940 · unaccepted (synonym)

Eusepia Naef, 1923 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym

Lophosepion Rochebrune, 1884 · unaccepted (synonym)

Sepia (Anomalosepia) Khromov, 1987 · alternative representation

Sepia (Mesembrisepia) Iredale, 1926 · alternative representation

Sepia (Platysepia) Naef, 1923 · alternative representation

Sepia (Sepia) Linnaeus, 1758 · alternative representation

Tenuisepia Cotton, 1932 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Species Sepia acuminata E. A. Smith, 1916
Species Sepia adami Roeleveld, 1972
Species Sepia appelloefi Wülker, 1910
Species Sepia aureomaculata Okutani & Horikawa, 1987
Species Sepia bathyalis Khromov, Nikitina & Nesis, 1991
Species Sepia bertheloti A. d'Orbigny, 1835
Species Sepia bidhaia A. Reid, 2000
Species Sepia brevimana Steenstrup, 1875
Species Sepia burnupi Hoyle, 1904
Species Sepia carinata Sasaki, 1920
Species Sepia chirotrema S. S. Berry, 1918
Species Sepia confusa E. A. Smith, 1916
Species Sepia cottoni Adam, 1979
Species Sepia dollfusi Adam, 1941
Species Sepia elobyana Adam, 1941
Species Sepia elongata A. d'Orbigny, 1842
Species Sepia furcata Ho & Lu, 2005
Species Sepia gibba Ehrenberg, 1831
Species Sepia grahami A. Reid, 2001
Species Sepia hierredda Rang, 1835
Species Sepia hirunda Ho & Lu, 2005
Species Sepia incerta E. A. Smith, 1916
Species Sepia insignis E. A. Smith, 1916
Species Sepia irvingi W. T. Meyer, 1909
Species Sepia ivanovi Khromov, 1982
Species Sepia joubini Massy, 1927
Species Sepia kiensis Hoyle, 1885
Species Sepia koilados A. Reid, 2000
Species Sepia mascarensis Filippova & Khromov, 1991
Species Sepia mira (Cotton, 1932)
Species Sepia mirabilis Khromov, 1988
Species Sepia murrayi Adam & Rees, 1966
Species Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758
Species Sepia plana Lu & A. Reid, 1997
Species Sepia plathyconchalis Filippova & Khromov, 1991
Species Sepia prabahari Neethiselvan & Venkataramani, 2002
Species Sepia pulchra Roeleveld & Liltved, 1985
Species Sepia reesi Adam, 1979
Species Sepia rhoda (Iredale, 1954)
Species Sepia savignyi Blainville, 1827
Species Sepia saya Khromov, Nikitina & Nesis, 1991
Species Sepia senta Lu & A. Reid, 1997
Species Sepia sewelli Adam & Rees, 1966
Species Sepia simoniana Thiele, 1920
Species Sepia sokotriensis Khromov, 1988
Species Sepia subplana Lu & Boucher-Rodoni, 2001
Species Sepia subtenuipes Okutani & Horikawa, 1987
Species Sepia sulcata Hoyle, 1885
Species Sepia tala Khromov, Nikitina & Nesis, 1991
Species Sepia tanybracheia A. Reid, 2000
Species Sepia thurstoni Adam & Rees, 1966
Species Sepia tuberculata Lamarck, 1798
Species Sepia vecchioni Neethiselvan & Venkataramani, 2010
Species Sepia vercoi Adam, 1979
Species Sepia vermiculata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Species Sepia vietnamica Khromov, 1987
Species Sepia vossi Khromov, 1996
Species Sepia whitleyana (Iredale, 1926)
Species Sepia zanzibarica Pfeffer, 1884
Subgenus Sepia (Acanthosepia) Thiele, 1934 accepted as Sepia (Acanthosepion) Rochebrune, 1884 accepted as Acanthosepion Rochebrune, 1884 (emendation)
Subgenus Sepia (Acanthosepion) Rochebrune, 1884 accepted as Acanthosepion Rochebrune, 1884 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Sepia (Acanthosepion) pharaonis Ehrenberg, 1831 accepted as Acanthosepion pharaonis (Ehrenberg, 1831)
2. Species Sepia (Acanthosepion) lycidas J. E. Gray, 1849 represented as Sepia lycidas J. E. Gray, 1849 accepted as Acanthosepion lycidas (J. E. Gray, 1849)
Subgenus Sepia (Digitosepia) Lipiński, 2020 accepted as Digitosepia Lipiński, 2020 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Sepia (Digitosepia) barosei Lipiński, 2020 accepted as Digitosepia barosei (Lipiński, 2020) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Sepia (Digitosepia) faurei Roeleveld, 1972 accepted as Digitosepia faurei (Roeleveld, 1972) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
3. Species Sepia (Digitosepia) robsoni (Massy, 1927) accepted as Digitosepia robsoni (Massy, 1927) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
4. Species Sepia (Digitosepia) roeleveldi Lipiński, 2020 accepted as Digitosepia roeleveldi (Lipiński, 2020) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Sepia (Doratosepion) Rochebrune, 1884 accepted as Doratosepion Rochebrune, 1884 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Sepia (Doratosepion) andreana Steenstrup, 1875 accepted as Doratosepion andreanum (Steenstrup, 1875) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Sepia (Doratosepion) erostrata Sasaki, 1929 accepted as Doratosepion erostratum (Sasaki, 1929) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
3. Species Sepia (Doratosepion) foliopeza Okutani & Horikawa, 1987 accepted as Doratosepion foliopeza (Okutani & Tagawa, 1987) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
4. Species Sepia (Doratosepion) kobiensis Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Doratosepion kobiense (Hoyle, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
5. Species Sepia (Doratosepion) longipes Sasaki, 1913 accepted as Sepia longipes Sasaki, 1913 accepted as Doratosepion longipes (Sasaki, 1913) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
6. Species Sepia (Doratosepion) lorigera Wülker, 1910 accepted as Doratosepion lorigerum (Wülker, 1910) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
7. Species Sepia (Doratosepion) pardalis Sasaki, 1914 accepted as Doratosepion pardex (Sasaki, 1913) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
8. Species Sepia (Doratosepion) pardex Sasaki, 1913 accepted as Doratosepion pardex (Sasaki, 1913) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
9. Species Sepia (Doratosepion) peterseni Appellöf, 1886 accepted as Doratosepion peterseni (Appellöf, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
10. Species Sepia (Doratosepion) prashadi Winckworth, 1936 accepted as Rhombosepion prashadi (Winckworth, 1936) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
11. Species Sepia (Doratosepion) tenuipes Sasaki, 1929 accepted as Doratosepion tenuipes (Sasaki, 1929) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
12. Species Sepia (Doratosepion) aureomaculata Okutani & Horikawa, 1987 represented as Sepia aureomaculata Okutani & Horikawa, 1987
13. Species Sepia (Doratosepion) furcata Ho & Lu, 2005 represented as Sepia furcata Ho & Lu, 2005
14. Species Sepia (Doratosepion) hirunda Ho & Lu, 2005 represented as Sepia hirunda Ho & Lu, 2005
15. Species Sepia (Doratosepion) misakiensis Wülker, 1910 represented as Sepia misakiensis Wülker, 1910 accepted as Sepia tokioensis Ortmann, 1888 accepted as Doratosepion tokioense (Ortmann, 1888)
16. Species Sepia (Doratosepion) subtenuipes Okutani & Horikawa, 1987 represented as Sepia subtenuipes Okutani & Horikawa, 1987
Subgenus Sepia (Hemisepius) Steenstrup, 1875 accepted as Hemisepius Steenstrup, 1875 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
Subgenus Sepia (Metasepia) Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Ascarosepion Rochebrune, 1884 (original combination)
1. Species Sepia (Metasepia) pfefferi Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Ascarosepion pfefferi (Hoyle, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Sepia (Rhombosepion) Rochebrune, 1884 accepted as Rhombosepion Rochebrune, 1884 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Sepia (Rhombosepion) vossi Khromov, 1996 represented as Sepia vossi Khromov, 1996
Subgenus Sepia (Sepiella) Gray, 1849 accepted as Sepiella Gray, 1849 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
Species Sepia aculeata A. d'Orbigny, 1835 accepted as Acanthosepion aculeatum (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia affinis A. d'Orbigny, 1826 accepted as Sepioteuthis sepioidea (Blainville, 1823) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Sepia affinis Souleyet, 1852 accepted as Sepiella inermis (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, invalid; not d'Orbigny, 1826)
Species Sepia andreana Steenstrup, 1875 accepted as Doratosepion andreanum (Steenstrup, 1875) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia andreanoides Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Sepia kobiensis Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Doratosepion kobiense (Hoyle, 1885) (synonym)
Species Sepia angulata Roeleveld, 1972 accepted as Spathidosepion angulatum (Roeleveld, 1972) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia apama J. E. Gray, 1849 accepted as Ascarosepion apama (J. E. Gray, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia arabica Massy, 1916 accepted as Aurosepina arabica (Massy, 1916) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 accepted as Decorisepia australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia bandensis Adam, 1939 accepted as Ascarosepion bandense (Adam, 1939) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia barffi Curtiss, 1938 accepted as Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Species Sepia barosei Lipiński, 2020 accepted as Digitosepia barosei (Lipiński, 2020) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia bilineata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 accepted as Sepioteuthis bilineata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) accepted as Sepioteuthis australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 (original combination)
Species Sepia biserialis Blainville, 1827 accepted as Sepia elegans Blainville, 1827 accepted as Rhombosepion elegans (Blainville, 1827) (synonym)
Species Sepia bisserialis Vérany, 1851 accepted as Sepia elegans Blainville, 1827 accepted as Rhombosepion elegans (Blainville, 1827) (synonym)
Species Sepia braggi Verco, 1907 accepted as Doratosepion braggi (Verco, 1907) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia capensis A. d'Orbigny, 1835 accepted as Sepia australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 accepted as Decorisepia australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) (junior subjective synonym)
Species Sepia cultrata Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Ascarosepion cultratum (Hoyle, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia dannevigi S. S. Berry, 1918 accepted as Decorisepia hedleyi (S. S. Berry, 1918) (subjective synonym)
Species Sepia dubia Adam & W. J. Rees, 1966 accepted as Digitosepia dubia (Adam & W. J. Rees, 1966) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia elegans Blainville, 1827 accepted as Rhombosepion elegans (Blainville, 1827) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia elliptica Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Acanthosepion ellipticum (Hoyle, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia erostrata Sasaki, 1929 accepted as Doratosepion erostratum (Sasaki, 1929) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia esculenta Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Acanthosepion esculentum (Hoyle, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia exsignata Barnard, 1962 accepted as Sepia burnupi Hoyle, 1904
Species Sepia faurei Roeleveld, 1972 accepted as Digitosepia faurei (Roeleveld, 1972) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia filibrachia A. Reid & Lu, 2005 accepted as Ascarosepion filibrachia (A. Reid & Lu, 2005) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia filliouxi Lafont, 1869 accepted as Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Sepia fischeri Lafont, 1871 accepted as Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Sepia foliopeza Okutani & Tagawa, 1987 accepted as Doratosepion foliopeza (Okutani & Tagawa, 1987) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia formosana S. S. Berry, 1912 accepted as Sepia pharaonis Ehrenberg, 1831 accepted as Acanthosepion pharaonis (Ehrenberg, 1831) (synonym)
Species Sepia framea Ortmann, 1891 accepted as Sepia pharaonis Ehrenberg, 1831 accepted as Acanthosepion pharaonis (Ehrenberg, 1831) (synonym)
Species Sepia galei W. T. Meyer, 1909 accepted as Sepia papuensis Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Ascarosepion papuense (Hoyle, 1885) (synonym)
Species Sepia hedleyi S. S. Berry, 1918 accepted as Decorisepia hedleyi (S. S. Berry, 1918) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia hercules Pilsbry, 1895 accepted as Sepia latimanus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 accepted as Ascarosepion latimanus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) (junior synonym)
Species Sepia hieronis (G. C. Robson, 1924) accepted as Lusepia hieronis (G. C. Robson, 1924) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia hulliana (Iredale, 1926) accepted as Sepia pharaonis Ehrenberg, 1831 accepted as Acanthosepion pharaonis (Ehrenberg, 1831) (synonym)
Species Sepia indica A. d'Orbigny, 1842 accepted as Sepia aculeata A. d'Orbigny, 1835 accepted as Acanthosepion aculeatum (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Sepia inermis A. d'Orbigny, 1835 accepted as Sepiella inermis (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia italica Risso, 1854 accepted as Sepia elegans Blainville, 1827 accepted as Rhombosepion elegans (Blainville, 1827) (synonym)
Species Sepia kobiensis Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Doratosepion kobiense (Hoyle, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia koettlitzi Hoyle & Standen, 1901 accepted as Sepia pharaonis Ehrenberg, 1831 accepted as Acanthosepion pharaonis (Ehrenberg, 1831) (synonym)
Species Sepia latimanus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 accepted as Ascarosepion latimanus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia lefebrei A. d'Orbigny, 1842 accepted as Sepia gibba Ehrenberg, 1831 (junior subjective synonym)
Species Sepia limata (Iredale, 1926) accepted as Doratosepion limatum (Iredale, 1926) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia loligo Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Loligo vulgaris Lamarck, 1798 (synonym)
Species Sepia longipes Sasaki, 1913 accepted as Doratosepion longipes (Sasaki, 1913) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia lorigera Wülker, 1910 accepted as Doratosepion lorigerum (Wülker, 1910) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia lycidas J. E. Gray, 1849 accepted as Acanthosepion lycidas (J. E. Gray, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia madokai Adam, 1939 accepted as Decorisepia madokai (Adam, 1939) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia media Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Alloteuthis media (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Sepia mediterranea Ninni, 1884 accepted as Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Sepia mercatoris Adam, 1937 accepted as Sepia bertheloti A. d'Orbigny, 1835 (synonym)
Species Sepia mestus Gray, 1849 accepted as Ascarosepion mestus (Gray, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia microcheirus Gray, 1849 accepted as Sepiella inermis (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) (synonym)
Species Sepia microcotyledon Ortmann, 1891 accepted as Sepia aculeata A. d'Orbigny, 1835 accepted as Acanthosepion aculeatum (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) (junior synonym)
Species Sepia misakiensis Wülker, 1910 accepted as Sepia tokioensis Ortmann, 1888 accepted as Doratosepion tokioense (Ortmann, 1888) (synonym)
Species Sepia natalensis Massy, 1925 accepted as Sepia simoniana Thiele, 1920
Species Sepia nigra Bosc, 1802 accepted as Dosidicus gigas (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) (synonym)
Species Sepia novaehollandiae Hoyle, 1909 accepted as Ascarosepion novaehollandiae (Hoyle, 1909) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia octopodia Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Eledone cirrhosa (Lamarck, 1798)
Species Sepia octopus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 (synonym)
Species Sepia omani Adam & Rees, 1966 accepted as Rhombosepion omani (Adam & Rees, 1966) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia opipara (Iredale, 1926) accepted as Ascarosepion opiparum (Iredale, 1926) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia orbigniana (A. Férussac, 1826) accepted as Sepia orbignyana A. Férussac, 1826 accepted as Rhombosepion orbignyanum (A. Férussac, 1826) (misspelling of specific epithet)
Species Sepia orbignyana A. Férussac, 1826 accepted as Rhombosepion orbignyanum (A. Férussac, 1826) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia ornata Rang, 1837 accepted as Sepiella ornata (Rang, 1837) (original combination)
Species Sepia palmata Owen, 1881 accepted as Sepia apama J. E. Gray, 1849 accepted as Ascarosepion apama (J. E. Gray, 1849) (synonym)
Species Sepia papillata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 accepted as Spathidosepion papillatum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia papuensis Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Ascarosepion papuense (Hoyle, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia pardex Sasaki, 1913 accepted as Doratosepion pardex (Sasaki, 1913) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia pelagica Bosc, 1802 accepted as Hyaloteuthis pelagica (Bosc, 1802) (original combination)
Species Sepia peterseni Appellöf, 1886 accepted as Doratosepion peterseni (Appellöf, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia pharaonis Ehrenberg, 1831 accepted as Acanthosepion pharaonis (Ehrenberg, 1831) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia plangon Gray, 1849 accepted as Ascarosepion plangon (Gray, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia polypus Oken, 1815 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 (synonym)
Species Sepia prashadi Winckworth, 1936 accepted as Rhombosepion prashadi (Winckworth, 1936) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia ramani Neethiselvan, 2001 accepted as Acanthosepion ramani (Neethiselvan, 2001) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia recurvirostra Steenstrup, 1875 accepted as Acanthosepion recurvirostrum (Steenstrup, 1875) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia rex (Iredale, 1926) accepted as Decorisepia hedleyi (S. S. Berry, 1918) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Sepia robsoni Sasaki, 1929 accepted as Sepia madokai Adam, 1939 accepted as Decorisepia madokai (Adam, 1939) (invalid: junior homonym of Sepia robsoni Massy, 1929)
Species Sepia robsoni (Massy, 1927) accepted as Digitosepia robsoni (Massy, 1927) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia roeleveldi Lipiński, 2020 accepted as Digitosepia roeleveldi (Lipiński, 2020) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia rostrata A. d'Orbigny, 1826 accepted as Sepia brevimana Steenstrup, 1875 (synonym)
Species Sepia rouxii A. d'Orbigny, 1842 accepted as Sepia pharaonis Ehrenberg, 1831 accepted as Acanthosepion pharaonis (Ehrenberg, 1831) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Sepia rozella (Iredale, 1926) accepted as Ascarosepion rozella (Iredale, 1926) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia rubens R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Sepia elegans Blainville, 1827 accepted as Rhombosepion elegans (Blainville, 1827) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Sepia rugosa Bosc, 1792 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 (synonym)
Species Sepia rupellaria A. Férussac & A. d'Orbigny, 1835 accepted as Rhombosepion elegans (Blainville, 1827) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Sepia sepiola Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Sepiola rondeletii Leach, 1817 (meets conditions for being declared nomen oblitum)
Species Sepia shazae Lipinski & Leslie, 2018 accepted as Digitosepia shazae (Lipinski & Leslie, 2018) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia singalensis E. S. Goodrich, 1896 accepted as Sepia pharaonis Ehrenberg, 1831 accepted as Acanthosepion pharaonis (Ehrenberg, 1831) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Sepia singaporensis Pfeffer, 1884 accepted as Sepia recurvirostra Steenstrup, 1875 accepted as Acanthosepion recurvirostrum (Steenstrup, 1875) (synonym)
Species Sepia sinope Gray, 1849 accepted as Sepia australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 accepted as Decorisepia australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) (synonym)
Species Sepia smithi Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Acanthosepion smithi (Hoyle, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia stellifera Khomenko & Khromov, 1984 accepted as Acanthosepion stelliferum (Khomenko & Khromov, 1984) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia subaculeata Sasaki, 1913 accepted as Sepia lycidas J. E. Gray, 1849 accepted as Acanthosepion lycidas (J. E. Gray, 1849) (synonym)
Species Sepia subplanata Lu & Boucher-Rodoni, 2001 (unaccepted, incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Sepia subulata Bosc, 1802 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Sepia tenuipes Sasaki, 1929 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia tigris Sasaki, 1929 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Sepia tokioensis Ortmann, 1888 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia torosa Ortmann, 1888 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Sepia tourannensis Souleyet, 1852 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Sepia trygonina (Rochebrune, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia tullbergi Appellöf, 1886 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia tunicata Molina, 1782 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Sepia typica (Steenstrup, 1875) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Sepia ursulae (Cotton, 1929) (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Sepia veranyi Lagatu, 1888 (unaccepted)
Species Sepia verrucosa Lönnberg, 1896 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Sepia winckworthi Adam, 1939 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Sepia zebrina Risso, 1854 (unaccepted, synonym)
Subgenus Sepia (Anomalosepia) Khromov, 1987 (alternative representation)
Subgenus Sepia (Mesembrisepia) Iredale, 1926 (alternative representation)
1. Species Sepia (Mesembrisepia) latimanus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 accepted as Ascarosepion latimanus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Subgenus Sepia (Platysepia) Naef, 1923 represented as Sepia Linnaeus, 1758
1. Species Sepia (Platysepia) esculenta Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Acanthosepion esculentum (Hoyle, 1885)
2. Species Sepia (Platysepia) madokai Adam, 1939 accepted as Sepia madokai Adam, 1939 accepted as Decorisepia madokai (Adam, 1939)
Subgenus Sepia (Sepia) Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Sepia Linnaeus, 1758
1. Species Sepia (Sepia) latimanus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 accepted as Sepia (Mesembrisepia) latimanus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 accepted as Ascarosepion latimanus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Species Sepia antillarum A. d'Orbigny, 1841 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Sepia bartletti (Iredale, 1954) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Sepia baxteri (Iredale, 1940) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Sepia brachycheira Tapparone Canefri, 1877 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Sepia sinensis A. d'Orbigny, 1845 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Sepia unguiculata Molina, 1782 (uncertain > nomen dubium)

Environment

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

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Sepia Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138477 on 2024-11-22

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2016-05-19 10:38:19Z

changed

Finn, Julian

2023-06-20 21:34:10Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

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original description (of Blandosepia Iredale, 1940) Iredale, T. (1940). Marine Molluscs from Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Australia, and New Caledonia. Australian Zoologist. 9(4): 429-443., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38927087 [details]

original description (of Tenuisepia Cotton, 1932) Cotton, B. C. (1932). Notes on Australian mollusca, with descriptions of new genera and new species. Records of The South Australian Museum. 4(4): 537-547., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41026749#page/561/mode/1up
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original description (of Lophosepion Rochebrune, 1884) Rochebrune, A. T. de. (1884). Étude monographique de la famille des Sepiadae. Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris. ser. 7, 8(2): 74-122, pls 3-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31636806
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original description (of Eusepia Naef, 1923) Naef, A. (1923). Die Cephalopoden. Fauna e Flora de Golfo di Napoli. monograph 35, 1(1) part 2: 149-863. [details]

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]

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additional source Khromov D.N., C.C. Lu, A. Guerra, Zh. Dong & S. v. Boletzky (1998) A synopsis of Sepiidae outside Australian waters. Pp. 77-157, in: Voss N.A., M. Vecchione, R.B. Toll & M.J. Sweeney, eds (1998) Systematics and biogeography of cephalopods. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 586: volume 1: 1-276; volume 2: 277-599. [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. 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]