List of Nominal Species of Sepiolidae
(bobtail squids)
Nominal Species (n = 80) Present allocation (n = 69) Ref.
Sepiola affinis Naef, 1912 Sepiola affinis 19
Euprymna albatrossae Voss, 1962 Euprymna albatrossae 19
Rossia antillensis Voss, 1955 Austrorossia antillensis 1695
Sepiola atlantica D'Orbigny, 1839-1842 Sepiola atlantica 19
Heteroteuthis atlantis Voss, 1955 Heteroteuthis dispar 75097
Sepiola aurantiaca Jatta, 1896 Sepiola aurantiaca 19
Rossia australis Berry, 1918 Austrorossia australis 1695
Euprymna berryi Sasaki, 1929 Euprymna berryi 19
Rossia bipapillata Sasaki, 1920 Austrorossia bipapillata 1695
Sepiola birostrata Sasaki, 1918 Sepiola birostrata 19
Rossia borealis Sasaki, 1913 Rossia pacifica 75097
Rossia brachyura Verrill, 1883 Rossia brachyura 19
Euprymna brenneri Sanchez, Jolly, Reid, Sugimoto, Azama, Marlétaz, Simakov & Rokhsar, 2019 Euprymna brenneri 3477
Rossia bullisi Voss, 1956 Rossia bullisi 19
Sepiola bursa Pfeffer, 1884 Euprymna morsei 75097
Inioteuthis capensis Voss, 1962 Inioteuthis capensis 19
Initeuthis capensis Voss, 1962 Rondeletiola capensis 91075
Rossia caroli Joubin, 1902 Neorossia caroli 1695
Stoloteuthis cthulhui Fernández-Álvarez, Sánchez & Villanueva, 2021 Stoloteuthis cthulhui 3477
Heteroteuthis dagamensis Robson, 1924 Heteroteuthis dagamensis 19
Sepiola dispar Rüpell, 1844 Heteroteuthis dispar 1695
Rossia enigmatica Robson, 1924 Austrorossia enigmatica 1695
Rossia equalis Voss, 1950 Semirossia equalis 75097
Rossia glaucopis Loven, 1845 Rossia glaucopis 19
Stephanoteuthis hawaiiensis Berry, 1909 Heteroteuthis serventyi 1695
Euprymna hoylei Adam, 1986 Euprymna hoylei 19
Rossia hyatti Verrill, 1878 Rossia glaucopis 75097
Euprymna hyllebergi Nateewathana, 1997 Euprymna hyllebergi 19
Sepiola inioteuthis Naef, 1912 Inioteuthis japonica 75097
Sepiola intermedia Naef, 1912 Sepiola intermedia 19
Stoloteuthis iris Berry, 1909 Iridoteuthis iris 75097
Sepiola japonica Tilesius, 1845 Inioteuthis japonica 75097
Sepiola knudseni Adam, 1984 Sepiola knudseni 19
Neorossia leptodons Reid, 1992 Neorossia leptodons 19
Sepiola leucoptera Verrill, 1878 Stoloteuthis leucoptera 1695
Sepiola ligulata Naef, 1912 Sepiola ligulata 19
Iridoteuthis lophia Reid, 2021 Iridoteuthis lophia 3477
Sepiola macrosoma Delle Chiaie, 1830 Rossia macrosoma 1695
Amutatiola macroventosa Lu & Okutani, 2022 Amutatiola macroventosa 3477
Inioteuthis maculosa Goodrich, 1896 Inioteuthis maculosa 19
Sepiola major Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869 Sepietta oweniana 75097
Iridoteuthis maoria Dell, 1959 Iridoteuthis maoria 19
Rossia mastigophora Chun, 1915 Austrorossia mastigophora 1695
Rossia megaptera Verrill, 1881 Rossia megaptera 19
Euprymna megaspadicea Kubodera & Okutani, 2002 Euprymna megaspadicea 84315
Iridoteuthis merlini Reid, 2021 Iridoteuthis merlini 3477
Sepietta minor Naef, 1912 Rondeletiola minor 75097
Rossia moelleri Steenstrup, 1856 Rossia moelleri 19
Rossia mollicella Sasaki, 1920 Rossia mollicella 19
Inioteuthis morsei Verrill, 1881 Euprymna morsei 75097
Sepietta neglecta Naef, 1916 Sepietta neglecta 19
Stoloteuthis nipponensis Berry, 1911 Sepiolina nipponensis 1695
Sepietta obscura Naef, 1916 Sepietta obscura 1695
Sepiola oweniana D'Orbigny, 1839-1841 Sepietta oweniana 75097
Rossia pacifica Berry, 1911 Rossia pacifica 19
Rossia palpebrosa Owen, 1834 Rossia palpebrosa 19
Rossia panceri Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869 Rossia macrosoma 75097
Sepiola parva Sasaki, 1913 Eumandya parva 19
Rossia patagonica Smith, 1881 Semirossia patagonica 1695
Sepiola petersii Steenstrup, 1887 Sepietta oweniana 75097
Sepiola pfefferi Grimpe, 1921 Sepiola pfefferi 19
Euprymna phenax Voss, 1962 Eumandya phenax 19
Nectoteuthis pourtalesi Verrill, 1883 Nectoteuthis pourtalesi 19
Sepiola robusta Naef, 1912 Sepiola robusta 19
Sepiola rondeletii Leach, 1817 Sepiola rondeletii 19
Sepiola rossiaeformis Pfeffer, 1884 Sepiola rossiaeformis 19
Heteroteuthis ryukyuensis Kubodera, Okutani & Kosuge, 2009 Heteroteuthis ryukyuensis 84316
Euprymna scolopes Berry, 1913 Euprymna scolopes 19
Heteroteuthis serventyi Allan, 1945 Heteroteuthis serventyi 3722
Euprymna similis Sasaki, 1913 Euprymna morsei 75097
Sepiola steenstrupiana Levy, 1912 Sepiola steenstrupiana 19
Sepiola stenodactyla Grant, 1833 Euprymna stenodactyla 75097
Rossia sublaevis Verrill, 1878 Rossia glaucopis 75097
Dextrasepiola taenia Lu & Okutani, 2022 Dextrasepiola taenia 3477
Sepiola tasmanica Pfeffer, 1884 Euprymna tasmanica 75097
Heteroteuthis tenera Verrill, 1880 Semirossia tenera 75097
Choneteuthis tongaensis Lu & Boucher-Rodoni, 2006 Choneteuthis tongaensis 3477
Rossia tortugaensis Voss, 1956 Rossia tortugaensis 19
Sepiola trirostrata Voss, 1962 Sepiola trirostrata 19
Heteroteuthis weberi Joubin, 1902 Heteroteuthis weberi 19
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