MolluscaBase taxon details
Ascarosepion pfefferi (Hoyle, 1885)
1667026 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1667026)
accepted
Species
Metasepia pfefferi (Hoyle, 1885) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Metasepia pfefferi laxior Iredale, 1926 · unaccepted
Metasepia pfefferi wanda Iredale, 1954 · unaccepted
Sepia (Metasepia) pfefferi Hoyle, 1885 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sepia (Metasepia) pfefferi Hoyle, 1885) Hoyle, W.E. (1885). Diagnoses of new species of Cephalopoda collected during the cruise of H.M.S. Challenger, II: The Decapoda. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> series 5, 16:181-203., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29995905 [details]
Type locality contained in Arafura Sea
type locality contained in Arafura Sea [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ascarosepion pfefferi (Hoyle, 1885). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1667026 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Sepia (Metasepia) pfefferi Hoyle, 1885) Hoyle, W.E. (1885). Diagnoses of new species of Cephalopoda collected during the cruise of H.M.S. Challenger, II: The Decapoda. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> series 5, 16:181-203., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29995905 [details]
original description (of Metasepia pfefferi laxior Iredale, 1926) Iredale, T. (1926). The biology of the North-west Islet, Capricorn Group (D.) Marine molluscs. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 4: 237-240, pl. 35., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38710310 [details]
original description (of Metasepia pfefferi wanda Iredale, 1954) Iredale, T. (1954). Cuttle-fish "bones" again. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 12: 63-82., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/171695 [details]
original description (of Metasepia pfefferi laxior Iredale, 1926) Iredale, T. (1926). The biology of the North-west Islet, Capricorn Group (D.) Marine molluscs. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 4: 237-240, pl. 35., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38710310 [details]
original description (of Metasepia pfefferi wanda Iredale, 1954) Iredale, T. (1954). Cuttle-fish "bones" again. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 12: 63-82., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/171695 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Pfeffer's flamboyant cuttlefish [from synonym]Flamboyant cuttlefish [from synonym] | [details] |
| French | Seiche flamboyante [from synonym] | [details] |
| Spanish | Sepia llamativa [from synonym] | [details] |
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Flamboyant Cuttlefish) (from synonym Metasepia pfefferi (Hoyle, 1885))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Flamboyant Cuttlefish) (from synonym Metasepia pfefferi (Hoyle, 1885))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Flamboyant Cuttlefish) (from synonym Metasepia pfefferi (Hoyle, 1885))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Metasepia pfefferi) (from synonym Metasepia pfefferi (Hoyle, 1885))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Metasepia pfefferi) (from synonym Metasepia pfefferi (Hoyle, 1885))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Flamboyant Cuttlefish) (from synonym Metasepia pfefferi (Hoyle, 1885))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Flamboyant Cuttlefish) (from synonym Metasepia pfefferi (Hoyle, 1885))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Metasepia pfefferi) (from synonym Metasepia pfefferi (Hoyle, 1885))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Metasepia pfefferi) (from synonym Metasepia pfefferi (Hoyle, 1885))
