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Molluscs of Tasmania

Sepiadariidae – Sepiolinae: Euprymna tasmanica (Pfeffer, 1884) (‘southern dumpling-squid’)

Synonym(s): tasmanica Pfeffer, 1884.

Typical mantle-length 40 mm. Lives subtidally in sand, emerging to feed at night. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Sepiida
Superfamily: Sepiida – unplaced
Family: Sepiadariidae
Subfamily: Sepiolinae
Genus: Euprymna

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