MolluscaBase taxon details
original description
(of Idiosepius biserialis G. L. Voss, 1962) Voss, G. L. (1962). South African cephalopods. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa.</em> 36(4): 245-272.
page(s): 258 [details]
original description
(of Idiosepius macrocheir G. L. Voss, 1962) Voss, G. L. (1962). South African cephalopods. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa.</em> 36(4): 245-272.
page(s): 259 [details]
original description
(of Cranchia minima d'Orbigny, 1835) Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de & d'Orbigny, A. (1835-1848). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des Céphalopodes acétabulifères vivants et fossiles. pp. [1-96], i-lvi, 1-361, Atlas with 144 plates. Paris, Baillière., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13093019
page(s): pl. 1, figs 4-5 [details]
basis of record
Reid, A. (2005). Family Idiosepiidae. pp. 208-210, 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): 209 [details]
additional source
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
From other sources
Habitat Shallow, inshore waters. [details]
Length Up to 15 mm mantle length. [details]