Sepia angulata
Sepia angulata is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Atlantic Ocean, from Bloubergstrand (33°48′S 18°27′E) to Still Bay (34°23′S 21°25′E). It is known only from cuttlebones.[3] The validity of S. angulata has been questioned.[4]
| Sepia angulata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiida |
| Family: | Sepiidae |
| Genus: | Sepia |
| Subgenus: | Sepia |
| Species: | S. angulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Sepia angulata Roeleveld, 1972[2] | |
Cuttlebones of this species are up to 75 mm in length.[3]
The type specimen was collected near Bloubergstrand, South Africa (33°48′S 18°27′E) and is deposited at the South African Museum.[4]
References
- Barratt, I. & Allcock, L. (2012). "Sepia angulata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T162677A942869. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T162677A942869.en. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- Finn, Julian (2016). "Sepia angulata Roeleveld, 1972". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- 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
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