Sepia plana is a species of cuttlefish native to the coast of Australia, specifically the North West Shelf (12°04′S 122°59′E / 12.067°S 122.983°E to 17°55.5′S 118°16.0′E / 17.9250°S 118.2667°E). However, cuttlebones of this species have also been found off eastern Australia, suggesting that it may have a wider distribution. S. plana lives at depths of between 396 and 505 m.[3]
| Sepia plana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiida |
| Family: | Sepiidae |
| Genus: | Sepia |
| Species: | S. plana
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| Binomial name | |
| Sepia plana | |
S. plana exhibits sexual dimorphism, as females grow considerably larger than males. They reach a mantle length of 151 mm and 99 mm, respectively.[3]
The type specimen was collected in the North West Shelf, western Australia (14°15′S 121°59′E / 14.250°S 121.983°E). It is deposited at the Museum of Victoria in Melbourne.[4]
References
edit- ^ Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2012). "Sepia plana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T162515A907492. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T162515A907492.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Julian Finn (2016). "Sepia plana Lu & Reid, 1997". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 12 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
External links
edit- "CephBase: Sepia plana". Archived from the original on 17 August 2005.
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