Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Cephalopoda
Subclassis: Coleoidea
Cohors: Neocoleoidea
SuperOrdo: Decapodiformes
Ordo: Teuthida
SubOrdo: Myopsina
Familia: Loliginidae
Genus: Sepioteuthis
Species: S. australis - S. lessoniana - S. loliginiformis - S. sepioidea
Name
Sepioteuthis Blainville, 1824
References
Blainville 1824: Dict. Sci. Nat., 32: 175.
Sepioteuthis, commonly known as reef squids or oval squids, is a genus of pencil squid. Reef squids are easily recognizable by their large rounded fins that extend along almost the entire length of their mantles, giving them a superficial resemblance to cuttlefish.[1]
Species
Three species are currently recognized,[2] though S. australis and S. lessoniana are believed to be cryptic species complexes.[3]
Sepioteuthis australis, southern reef squid or southern calamary
Sepioteuthis lessoniana, bigfin reef squid or northern calamary
Sepioteuthis sepioidea, Caribbean reef squid
An additional species, S. loliginiformis, was described in 1828, but its validity is questionable. However, if the species turns out to be the same as S. australis or S. lessoniana, S. loliginiformis would be the senior synonym and replace the younger name currently in use.
References
Michael Vecchione & Richard E. Young (2010). "Sepioteuthis Blainville, 1824. Reef squids". The Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
M. Vecchione; E. Shea; S. Bussarawit; F. Anderson; D. Alexeyev; C.-C. Lu; T. Okutani; M. Roeleveld; C. Chotiyaputta; C. Roper; E. Jorgensen & N. Sukramongkol (2005). "Systematics of Indo-West Pacific Loliginids" (PDF). Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin. 66. Phuket Marine Biological Center: 23–26. ISSN 0858-1088. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
Lianos Triantafillos & Mark Adams (2005). "Genetic evidence that the northern calamary, Sepioteuthis lessoniana, is a species complex in Australian waters" (PDF). ICES Journal of Marine Science. 62 (8). International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Elsevier: 1665–1670. doi:10.1016/j.icesjms.2005.06.004. ISSN 1054-3139. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
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