WoRMS name details
Metasepia pfefferi (Hoyle, 1885)
342366 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342366)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Metasepia Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Ascarosepion Rochebrune, 1884
Metasepia pfefferi laxior Iredale, 1926 · unaccepted
Metasepia pfefferi wanda Iredale, 1954 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Metasepia pfefferi laxior Iredale, 1926 accepted as Metasepia pfefferi (Hoyle, 1885) accepted as Ascarosepion pfefferi (Hoyle, 1885)
- Subspecies Metasepia pfefferi wanda Iredale, 1954 accepted as Metasepia pfefferi (Hoyle, 1885) accepted as Ascarosepion pfefferi (Hoyle, 1885)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sepia (Metasepia) pfefferi Hoyle, 1885) Hoyle, W.E. (1885). Diagnoses of new species of Cephalopoda collected during the cruise of H.M.S. Challenger, II: The Decapoda. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> series 5, 16:181-203., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29995905 [details]
Type locality contained in Arafura Sea
type locality contained in Arafura Sea [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Metasepia pfefferi (Hoyle, 1885). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342366 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sepia (Metasepia) pfefferi Hoyle, 1885) Hoyle, W.E. (1885). Diagnoses of new species of Cephalopoda collected during the cruise of H.M.S. Challenger, II: The Decapoda. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> series 5, 16:181-203., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29995905 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Lu, C.C. (2001). Cephalopoda. pp. 129-308 <em>in</em> Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. eds. <em>Zoological Catalogue of Australia</em>. Vol. 17.2. Mollusca: Aplacophora, Polyplacophora, Scaphopoda, Cephalopoda. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, Australia xii 353 pp. [details]
Other
additional source
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): 60 [details]
page(s): 60 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Pfeffer's flamboyant cuttlefishFlamboyant cuttlefish | [details] |
| French | Seiche flamboyante | [details] |
| Spanish | Sepia llamativa | [details] |
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Flamboyant Cuttlefish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Flamboyant Cuttlefish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Flamboyant Cuttlefish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Metasepia pfefferi)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Metasepia pfefferi)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Flamboyant Cuttlefish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Flamboyant Cuttlefish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Flamboyant Cuttlefish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Metasepia pfefferi)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Metasepia pfefferi)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
