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Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758

141444 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141444)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Mollusca
  4. Cephalopoda
  5. Coleoidea
  6. Decapodiformes
  7. Sepiida
  8. Sepiina
  9. Sepioidea
  10. Sepiidae
  11. Sepia
  12. Sepia officinalis
accepted
Species
Sepia Linnaeus, 1758
Sepia filliouxi Lafont, 1869 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sepia fischeri Lafont, 1871 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sepia mediterranea Ninni, 1884 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sepia zebrina Risso, 1854 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 658 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php/images/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=141444 on 2026-07-18
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=141444 on 2026-07-18
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Gofas, Serge
2016-05-25 01:12:12Z
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Finn, Julian
2023-06-20 21:34:10Z
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Bouchet, Philippe

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 658 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Sepia zebrina Risso, 1854) Risso A. (1854). <em>Mollusques Céphalopodes vivants observés dans le parage méditerranéen du Comté de Nice</em>. 81 pages, 33 plates, Nice.
page(s): 15 [details] 

original description (of Sepia filliouxi Lafont, 1869) Lafont, A. (1869). Note sur une nouvelle espèce de <em>Sepia</em> des cotes de France. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 17: 11-14., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15662248
page(s): 11 [details] 

original description (of Sepia veranyi Lagatu, 1888) Lagatu H. (1888). Caractères distinctifs de l'espèce et du sexe dans les coquilles types de quatre Sepias. <em>Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux.</em> 42: 105-120, pl. 6-9., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16210778
page(s): 115-117, pl. 8; note: ex P. Fischer ms.; Lagatu (1888) wrote p. 106 "...distinguée par M. Fischer qui (...) en assure la valeur en prenant notre description sous l'autorité de son nom" and thereby identifies himself as so...    
ex P. Fischer ms.; Lagatu (1888) wrote p. 106 "...distinguée par M. Fischer qui (...) en assure la valeur en prenant notre description sous l'autorité de son nom" and thereby identifies himself as sole author of the taxon
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original description (of Sepia mediterranea Ninni, 1884) Ninni, A.P. (1884). Catalogo dei cefalopodi dibranchiati osservati nell' Adriatico. <em>Atti della Società Veneto-Trentina de Scienze Naturali in Padova.</em> 9(1):159-174, 1 plate.
page(s): 169 [details] 

original description (of Sepia fischeri Lafont, 1871) Lafont A. (1871). Note pour servir à la faune de la Gironde, contenant la liste des animaux marins dont la présence a été constatée à Arcachon pendant les années 1869-1870. <i>Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux 28(2)</i>: 237-280, pl. 13-17, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34090158
page(s): 271 [details] 

context source (WoRCS) Digenis, M.; Ragkousis, M.; Dimitriadis, C.; Katsanevakis, S.; Gerovasileiou, V. (2025). Assessing the Motile Fauna of Eastern Mediterranean Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 10(8): 383., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10080383 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

context source (BeRMS 2020) Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); (2013). Data collected during the expeditions of the e-learning projects Expedition Zeeleeuw and Planet Ocean. [details] 

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

basis of record Lupše, N.; Reid, A.; Taite, M.; Kubodera, T.; Allcock, A. L. (2023). Cuttlefishes (Cephalopoda, Sepiidae): the bare bones—an hypothesis of relationships. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 170(8): 93: 1-31., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-023-04195-3 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Boone, L. & Erdman, D. S. (1957). Vagabond cuttlebones. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 70(3): 106-107., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520775 [details] 

additional source Reid, A., Jereb, P. & Roper, C.F.E. (2005). Family Sepiidae. pp. 57-152, in P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper eds. <em>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date.</em> Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (<em>Nautilidae</em>, <em>Sepiidae</em>, <em>Sepiolidae</em>, <em>Sepiadariidae</em>, <em>Idiosepiidae</em> and <em>Spirulidae</em>). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(1): 262 pp. 9 pls.
page(s): 99 [details] 
 
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LanguageName 
Dutch Zeekatgewone zeekat  [details]
English Common cuttlefish  [details]
French Seiche communeSeichesecheCasseron  [details]
German SepietintenfischSepiaGemeiner Tintenfish  [details]
Hassaniyya oum semra  [details]
Italian sepia  [details]
Japanese ma-ikako-ika  [details]
Portuguese sibachoco-vulgarChoco  [details]
Russian sepiaobiknovennaya karakatiza  [details]
Spanish Sepia comúnJibiaChocoAluda  [details]
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland 
Marine Life Information Network - UK 
To Barcode of Life (379 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (73 publications) 
To Dyntaxa 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sepia officinalis) 
To FAO Species fact sheets 
To Fishipedia 
To GenBank (44418 nucleotides; 768 proteins) 
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) 
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) 
To Malacopics (Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758 Netherlands, Zeeland, Schouwen-Duiveland, Westensc... 
To Malacopics (Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758 Norway, Nordland, Lofoten) 
To PESI (from synonym Sepia zebrina Risso, 1854)
To PESI (from synonym Sepia filliouxi Lafont, 1869)
To PESI (from synonym Sepia mediterranea Ninni, 1884)
To PESI (from synonym Sepia fischeri Lafont, 1871)
To PESI 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 
To ITIS
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