Comprehensive Description
provided by Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology
Sepia ivanovi Khromov, 1982
ILLUSTRATIONS.—Khromov, 1982, figs. 1, 4, 5, 6a, 7a.
DIAGNOSIS.—Arms of both sexes, except arms I, as long as mantle, with transformed protective membranes of thick, narrow, fleshy ribs separated by membranous parts. Sepion long, with narrow furrow on ventral side. Anterior striae M-shaped, posterior striae almost straight. Inner cone U-shaped. Outer cone with distinct lateral wings. Spine prominent.
ORIGINAL REFERENCE.—Khromov, 1982:137.
TYPE LOCALITY.—Kenya, Mombasa, 04°03′S, 40°00′E, depth 44 m.
TYPES.—Holotype: Zoological Museum, Moscow University, N 172.
Paratype: Zoological Museum, Moscow University, N 173.
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION.—Kenya, Mozambique, probably throughout central East Africa.
- bibliographic citation
- Voss, N. A. and Sweeney, M. J. 1998. "Systematics and Biogeography of cephalopods. Volume I." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-276. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.586
