A doubtful record of S. petersi also exists from the Atlantic Ocean off Morocco.

[1] The type specimen was collected in the Adriatic Sea and is deposited at the Zoologiska Museet in Uppsala, Sweden.

[2] S. petersi has been described as a doubtful species and was considered a senior synonym of Sepietta obscura by Kir Nesis.

[3] A redescription of S. petersi and S. obscura is needed to determine the status of these two taxa.

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