Sepiadarium auritum explained

Sepiadarium auritum is a species of cuttlefish native to the eastern Indian Ocean off northwestern Australia.^[1]

The type specimen measures 11 mm in mantle length.

The type specimen was collected near Hermite Island, Monte Bello Islands, Western Australia. It is deposited at The Natural History Museum in London.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Reid, A. . 2005 . Family Sepiadariidae . P. Jereb . C.F.E. Roper . 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 Rome. 204–207 . 92-5-105383-9.
2. Web site: Cephalopods at the National Museum of Natural History . 7 February 2018 . Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.