William Adam (malacologist)
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William Adam was a Belgian
malacologist who specialised in cephalopod
s. Adam described a number of cuttlefish
and bobtail squid
species, including Euprymna hoylei
, Sepia cottoni
, Sepia dollfusi
, Sepia dubia
, Sepia reesi
, Sepia sewelli
, Sepia thurstoni
, Sepia vercoi
, and Sepiola knudseni
.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
malacologist who specialised in cephalopod
Cephalopod
A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda . These exclusively marine animals are characterized by bilateral body symmetry, a prominent head, and a set of arms or tentacles modified from the primitive molluscan foot...
s. Adam described a number of cuttlefish
Cuttlefish
Cuttlefish are marine animals of the order Sepiida. They belong to the class Cephalopoda . Despite their name, cuttlefish are not fish but molluscs....
and bobtail squid
Bobtail squid
Bobtail squid are a group of cephalopods closely related to cuttlefish. Bobtail squid tend to have a rounder mantle than cuttlefish and have no cuttlebone. They have eight suckered arms and two tentacles and are generally quite small...
species, including Euprymna hoylei
Euprymna hoylei
Euprymna hoylei is a species of bobtail squid native to the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific, specifically the western Pacific Ocean and northwestern Australia. Little is known about the size range of this species....
, Sepia cottoni
Sepia cottoni
Sepia cottoni is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Indian Ocean, specifically from northwest of Broome to Armstrong Point, Rottnest Island . It lives at a depth of between 83 and 183 m....
, Sepia dollfusi
Sepia dollfusi
Sepia dollfusi is a species of cuttlefish native to the Red Sea and southern part of the Suez Canal. The depth range of S. dollfusi is unknown.S. dollfusi grows to a mantle length of 110 mm....
, Sepia dubia
Sepia dubia
Sepia dubia is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Atlantic Ocean. It is known only from the type locality, where it was caught at a depth of 25 m.S. dubia is known to grow to a mantle length of 17 mm....
, Sepia reesi
Sepia reesi
Sepia reesi is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Indian Ocean. Cuttlebone of this species known only from the type locality.S. reesi grows to a mantle length of 45 mm....
, Sepia sewelli
Sepia sewelli
Sepia sewelli is a species of cuttlefish native to the western Indian Ocean, from Cape Guardafui, Somalia to Zanzibar and probably Madagascar. It lives at depths of 37 to 238 m.S. sewelli grows to a mantle length of 30 mm....
, Sepia thurstoni
Sepia thurstoni
Sepia thurstoni is a species of cuttlefish native to the Indian Ocean, specifically the waters off Chennai in India and off Negombo and Hambantota in Sri Lanka. It lives at depths of 20 to 40 m.S. thurstoni grows to a mantle length of 110 mm....
, Sepia vercoi
Sepia vercoi
Sepia vercoi is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Indian Ocean, specifically the waters off Western Australia . It lives at depths of 76 to 201 m.Both sexes of S. vercoi grow to 46 mm in mantle length....
, and Sepiola knudseni
Sepiola knudseni
Sepiola knudseni is a species of bobtail squid native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean, specifically northwest and west Africa, from the Canary Islands to the Gulf of Guinea. It lives on the inner continental shelf. S. knudseni lives at depths of 32 to 90 m.Females of this species are on average...
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