Sepiolidae
Also known as: Bobtail Squids, Bobtails, Dumpling Squids, Er-Wu-Zéi-Kē, Lesser Cuttlefishes, Mickey Mouse Squids, Sepiolen, Sepiolids
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Cephalopoda |
| Order | Sepiida |
| Family | Sepiolidae |
| Published in | Leach, W. E. (1817). Synopsis of the orders, families and genera of the class Cephalopoda. The Zoological Miscellany; Being Descriptions of New or Interesting Animals, 3(30):137–141. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=39878 |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 22 |
| Species records held | 80 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 164 |
| GBIF key | 6831 |
Genera in Sepiolidae
- Euprymna — 12 species: Euprymna albatrossae, Euprymna berryi, Euprymna brenneri, Euprymna bursa, Euprymna hoylei, Euprymna hyllebergi, Euprymna megaspadicea, Euprymna morsei
- Rossia — 10 species: Rossia brachyura, Rossia bullisi, Rossia glaucopis, Rossia macrosoma, Rossia megaptera, Rossia moelleri, Rossia mollicella, Rossia pacifica
- Sepiola — 10 species: Sepiola affinis, Sepiola atlantica, Sepiola boletzkyi, Sepiola bursadhaesa, Sepiola intermedia, Sepiola robusta, Sepiola rondeletii, Sepiola rossiaeformis
- Heteroteuthis — 7 species: Heteroteuthis atlantis, Heteroteuthis dagamensis, Heteroteuthis dispar, Heteroteuthis hawaiiensis, Heteroteuthis nordopacifica, Heteroteuthis ryukyuensis, Heteroteuthis serventyi
- Austrorossia — 5 species: Austrorossia antillensis, Austrorossia australis, Austrorossia bipapillata, Austrorossia enigmatica, Austrorossia mastigophora
- Stoloteuthis — 5 species: Stoloteuthis cthulhui, Stoloteuthis japonica, Stoloteuthis leucoptera, Stoloteuthis maoria, Stoloteuthis weberi
- Adinaefiola — 3 species: Adinaefiola aurantiaca, Adinaefiola ligulata, Adinaefiola pfefferi
- Eumandya — 3 species: Eumandya pardalota, Eumandya parva, Eumandya phenax
- Iridoteuthis — 3 species: Iridoteuthis iris, Iridoteuthis lophia, Iridoteuthis merlini
- Semirossia — 3 species: Semirossia equalis, Semirossia patagonica, Semirossia tenera
- Sepietta — 3 species: Sepietta neglecta, Sepietta obscura, Sepietta oweniana
- Inioteuthis — 2 species: Inioteuthis japonica, Inioteuthis maculosa
- Lusepiola — 2 species: Lusepiola birostrata, Lusepiola trirostrata
- Neorossia — 2 species: Neorossia caroli, Neorossia leptodons
- Rondeletiola — 2 species: Rondeletiola capensis, Rondeletiola minor
- Sepiolina — 2 species: Sepiolina nipponensis, Sepiolina petasus
- Amphorateuthis — 1 species: Amphorateuthis alveatus
- Amutatiola — 1 species: Amutatiola macroventosa
- Boletzkyola — 1 species: Boletzkyola knudseni
- Choneteuthis — 1 species: Choneteuthis tongaensis
- Dextrasepiola — 1 species: Dextrasepiola taenia
- Nectoteuthis — 1 species: Nectoteuthis pourtalesi
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.