Idiosepius minimus

Idiosepius minimus
Idiosepius minimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Sepiolida
Family: Idiosepiidae
Genus: Idiosepius
Species: I. minimus
Binomial name
Idiosepius minimus
(Orbigny, 1835)
Synonyms
  • Cranchia minimus
    Orbigny, 1835 in Férussac & Orbigny, 1834–1848

Idiosepius minimus is a species of bobtail squid native to the "coast of Africa"[1] where it occurs in shallow, inshore waters.[2]

I. minimus grows to 15 mm in mantle length.[2]

The type locality of I. minimus is not designated. The type specimen was originally deposited at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris, but is no longer extant.[3]

The validity of I. minimus has been questioned.[3]

References

  1. ^ Berry, S.S. 1932. Cephalopods of the genera Sepioloidea, Sepiadarium and Idiosepius. The Philippine Journal of Science 47(1): 39–55.
  2. ^ a b Reid, A. 2005. Family Idiosepiidae. 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. 208–210.
  3. ^ a b Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda

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