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Sepia mira (Cotton, 1932)
Tenuisepia mira Cotton, 1932:546. [Holotype, SAM D10507, 53 mm SL (55 mm including spine), North-West Islet, Qld (23°18′S, 151°42′E).]
DIAGNOSIS.—Sepion elongate, sharply rounded at anterior end, widest in anterior , slightly tapered posteriorly, broadly round at posterior end of outer cone. Dorsal surface cream, without ribs or furrows, smooth except for finely pustulose area near posterior end, chitinous margin narrow. Ventral surface convex, with very long striated zone without median groove; StrZI about 70. Striae slightly arched, almost straight. Inner cone narrow, with long limbs occupying about 50% of SL. Outer cone narrow anteriorly, widened posteriorly. Spine straight, rounded, without keels.
ORIGINAL REFERENCE.—Cotton, 1932:546.
TYPE LOCALITY.—North-West Islet, Capricorn Group, Qld (23°18′S, 151°42′E).
TYPE.—Holotype: SAM D10507, by original designation, sepion only, 53 mm SL (55 mm including spine) (Figure 14).
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION.—Lizard Island (14°40′S, 145°28′E) and North-West Islet (23°18′S, 151°42′E), Qld, and Trial Bay, NSW (30°53′S, 153°04′E).
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- Voss, N. A. and Sweeney, M. J. 1998. "Systematics and Biogeography of cephalopods. Volume I." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-276. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.586
Sepia mira: Brief Summary
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Sepia mira is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean, specifically from the mouth of Clarence River, New South Wales () to off Wooli () in Australia. It lives at depths of between 20 and 72 m.
S. mira grows to a mantle length of 55 mm.
The type specimen was collected in Capricorn Group, North-West Islet, Queensland (). It is deposited at the South Australian Museum in Adelaide.
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Depth range
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20 to 72 m.
Jereb, P.; Roper, C.F.E. (Eds)(2005). An annotated an illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date. Volume 1: Chambered nautilusses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes 4(1). FAO, Rome. 262p., 9 colour plates.
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