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Molluscs of Tasmania

Sepiadariidae – Sepiolinae: Sepioloidea lineolata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) (‘striped bottletail-squid’)

Synonym(s): lineolata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832.

Typical mantle-length 35 mm. Lives subtidally in sand, emerging to feed at night. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Sepiida
Superfamily: Sepiida – unplaced
Family: Sepiadariidae
Genus: Sepioloidea

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