- Sepia plana
Taxobox
name = "Sepia plana"
image_caption =
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Mollusca
classis =Cephalopod a
ordo =Sepiida
familia =Sepiidae
genus = "Sepia"
subgenus = undetermined
species = "S. plana"
binomial = "Sepia plana"
binomial_authority = Lu &Reid , 1997
synonyms ="Sepia plana" is a species of
cuttlefish native to the coast ofAustralia , specifically theNorth West Shelf (coord|12|04|S|122|59|E|scale:250000 to coord|17|55.5|S|118|16.0|E|scale:250000). However,cuttlebone s 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.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.]"S. plana" exhibits
sexual dimorphism , as females grow considerably larger than males. They reach a mantle length of 151 mm and 99 mm, respectively.The
type specimen was collected in the North West Shelf, western Australia (coord|14|15|S|121|59|E|scale:250000). It is deposited at theMuseum of Victoria inMelbourne . [ [http://www.mnh.si.edu/cephs/newclass.pdf Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda] ]References
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