Sepia baxteri
Sepia baxteri is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean, specifically the waters around Lord Howe Island. It is known only from the type cuttlebones. Depth range is unknown.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiida |
| Family: | Sepiidae |
| Genus: | Sepia |
| Species: | S. baxteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Sepia baxteri | |
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Cuttlebones of this species are known to reach at least 74 mm.[3]
S. baxteri is possibly a junior synonym of Sepia bandensis.[3] The placement of this species in the genus Sepia is also questionable.[4]
The type specimen was collected near Lord Howe Island (31°33′S 159°05′E). It is deposited at the Australian Museum in Sydney.[4]
References
- Barratt, I. & Allcock, L. (2012). "Sepia baxteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T162514A907364. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T162514A907364.en. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- Julian Finn (2016). "Sepia baxteri (Iredale, 1940)". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- Reid, A., P. Jereb, & C.F.E. Roper 2005. Family Sepiidae. In: P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 1. Rome, FAO. pp. 57–152.
- Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda
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