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Figure 8 A-C, Sepia plana sp. nov.; A, cuttlebone, dorsal view, female paratype MV F77205, 100.0 mm ML, scale bar 
10 mm; B, cuttlebone, ventral view, same specimen, scale bar 10 mm; C, posterior end of cuttlebone, dorsal 
view, female paratype MV F67700, 127.1 mm ML, arrow indicates spine, scale bar 1.5 mm. 
(49.8 mm ML) IF (48.2 mm ML), North West Shelf 
18°06'S 118°6'E, 340 m, 28 Feb 1983, coll. RV 
"Soela", (MV F77197); IF (43.4 mm ML), North 
West Shelf, 18°25'S 117°48'E, 375 m, 2 Aug 1988, 
coll. RV "Soela", (MV F77199). 
Additional Material 
Australia: Western Australia, North West Shelf - 
IF (65.0 mm ML), 12WS 122°51'E, 420 m, 22 Jan 
1990, coll. RV "Courageous", (MV F80340); 1M 1J 
(62.0, 16.6 mm ML), NW of Augusta, 14°29.4'S 
122°01.4'E - 14°28.4'S 122'03.2'E, 304-296 m, 12 Feb 
1984, coll. S. Slack-Smith on RV "Soela", (WAM 
334_86); 2M (56.5, 65.0 mm ML) 2F (68.2, 74.5 mm 
ML), NNW of Cape Leveque, 14°35.8'S 121°49.4'E 
- 14°37.2'S 121°47.4'E, 304-300 m, 16 Feb 1984, coll. 
S. Slack-Smith on RV "Soela", (WAM 103-96); 2M 
(56.2, 61.5 mm ML) 11F (52.9-77.2 mm ML), NW of 
Cape Leveque, 14°49.0'S 121°36.1'E - 14°50.8'S 
121°35.6'E, 302-300 m, 12 Feb 1984, coll. S. Slack- 
Smith on RV "Soela", (WAM 264—88); 1M (67.5 mm 
ML), NW of Cape Leveque, 15°11.1'S 12°26.9'E - 
15°12.9'S 121°25.7'E, 260-258 m, 17 Feb 1984, coll. 
S. Slack-Smith on RV "Soela", (WAM 102-96); 1M 
(36.5 mm ML) 2F (32.0, 37.3 mm ML), NW of 
Beagle Bay, 15°13.5.S 121°08.9'E - 15°15.0'S 
121°06.5'E, 352 m, 11 Feb 1984, coll. S. Slack-Smith 
on RV "Soela", (WAM 331-86); 1M (61.9 mm ML) 
2F (55.7, 57.1 mm ML), WNW of Lacepede 
Archipelago, 15°48.0'S 120°41.0'E - 15°50.1'S 
120°39.5'E, 400-396 m, 10 Feb 1984, coll. S. Slack- 
Smith on RV "Soela", (WAM 329-86); 1M (58.7 mm 
ML), W of Lacepede Archipelago, 16°55.8'S 
119°53.9 E - 17°01.8'S 119°51.3'E, 426 m, 19 Feb 
1984, coll. S. Slack-Smith on RV "Soela", (WAM 
263-88); IF (75.3 mm ML), North West Shelf, 
16°58’S 120°13'E, 413 m, 2 Apr 1989, coll. S. Morris 
on FV "Striker", (MV F77201); IF (48.9 mm ML), W 
of Broome, 17°59'S 118°23'E - 17°54'S 118°29'E, 
390-389 m, 24 Feb 1984, coll. S. Slack-Smith on RV 
"Soela", (WAM 349-86); IF (31.0 mm ML), W of 
Roebuck Bay, 18°04'S 118°14'E - 18°00 S 118°19'E, 
