Sepia arabica Massy 1916

Sepia arabica Massy, 1916

ILLUSTRATIONS.—Adam and Rees, 1966, pl. 23: figs. 152–155; pl. 46: fig. 278.

DIAGNOSIS.—Tentacles very slender, club small, crescent-shaped, with relatively small, subequal suckers in 5 to 6 longitudinal rows. Sepion narrowly teardrop-shaped, width ∼15% of length, very narrow posteriorly, markedly curved ventrally. Inner cone with calcareous ridges radiating from posterior part. Spine absent, keel present posteriorly.

ORIGINAL REFERENCE.—Massy, 1916:228, pl. XXIII: figs. 1–5; pl. XXIV: fig. 10.

TYPE LOCALITIES.—Laccadive Sea, 11°14′30″N, 74°57′15″E, depth 125–272 m; Persian Gulf, 26°20′N, 53°54′E, depth 99 m.

TYPES.—Syntypes: Zoological Museum, Calcutta, 2 females, 28 mm ML, 29 mm ML.

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION.—Southern Indian Ocean; Red Sea.