Sepia lorigera Wülker 1910

Sepia lorigera Wülker, 1910

DIAGNOSIS.—Arms of male differ in length, formula I>II>III>IV, arms I three times as long as other arms, tapering to very slender middle portion; distal portions of arms I characterized by enlarged protective membrane supported by trabeculae; left arm IV hectocotylized, suckers reduced on distal and sucker stalks swollen. Arms of female subequal. Tentacular club with 4 or 5 longitudinal rows of suckers, medial 4 suckers extraordinarily large. Sepion lanceolate. Anterior margin of striated zone approximately M-shaped, distal end somewhat rounded. Inner and outer cones as in S. longipes. Spine present.

ORIGINAL REFERENCE.—Wüker, 1910:12, figs. 3, 4, 11–14.

TYPE LOCALITY.—Japan, Misaki.

TYPES.—Holotype: Museum der Universität, München.

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION.—From Japan, Sagami Bay, to East China Sea; Vietnam (?) along Pacific coast of Shikoku.