MolluscaBase taxon details
Sepiella ornata (Rang, 1837)
225586 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225586)
accepted
Species
Sepia ornata Rang, 1837 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sepia ornata Rang, 1837) Rang [S.] 1837. Documents pour servir à l'histoire naturelle des Céphalopodes Cryptodibranches. <i>Magasin de Zoologie</i>, 7: 1-77, pl. 86-96, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37087602
page(s): 76 [details]
page(s): 76 [details]
Type locality contained in Gulf of Guinea
type locality contained in Gulf of Guinea [details]
Depth range 20 to 150 m, but most abundant in waters deeper than 50 m
Depth range 20 to 150 m, but most abundant in waters deeper than 50 m [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Sepiella ornata (Rang, 1837). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225586 on 2025-09-12
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(of Sepia ornata Rang, 1837) Rang [S.] 1837. Documents pour servir à l'histoire naturelle des Céphalopodes Cryptodibranches. <i>Magasin de Zoologie</i>, 7: 1-77, pl. 86-96, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37087602
page(s): 76 [details]
basis of record Reid, A., Jereb, P. & Roper, C.F.E. (2005). Family Sepiidae. pp. 57-152, in P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper eds. <em>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date.</em> Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (<em>Nautilidae</em>, <em>Sepiidae</em>, <em>Sepiolidae</em>, <em>Sepiadariidae</em>, <em>Idiosepiidae</em> and <em>Spirulidae</em>). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(1): 262 pp. 9 pls.
page(s): 134 [details]
page(s): 76 [details]
basis of record Reid, A., Jereb, P. & Roper, C.F.E. (2005). Family Sepiidae. pp. 57-152, in P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper eds. <em>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date.</em> Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (<em>Nautilidae</em>, <em>Sepiidae</em>, <em>Sepiolidae</em>, <em>Sepiadariidae</em>, <em>Idiosepiidae</em> and <em>Spirulidae</em>). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(1): 262 pp. 9 pls.
page(s): 134 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Depth range 20 to 150 m, but most abundant in waters deeper than 50 m [details]Habitat shelf [details]
Length Up to 100 mm mantle length. [details]
