Sepiidae

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iSepiidae

Metasepia pfefferi

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Sepiida
Family:	Sepiidae Leach, 1817

Genera and Subgenera

Metasepia
Sepia
   Acanthosepion
   Anomalosepia
   Doratosepion
   Hemisepius
   Rhombosepion
   Sepia
Sepiella

[edit] Classification

Order Sepiida: cuttlefish
- Family Sepiadariidae
- Family Sepiidae
  - Genus Metasepia
    - Pfeffer's Flamboyant Cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi
    - Paintpot Cuttlefish, Metasepia tullbergi
  - Genus Sepia
    - ? Sepia bartletti
    - ? Sepia baxteri *
    - ? Sepia dannevigi *
    - ? Sepia elliptica
    - Sepia mira
    - Sepia plana
    - Sepia senta
    - ? Sepia whitleyana
    - Needle Cuttlefish, Sepia (Acanthosepion) aculeata
    - Shortclub Cutttlefish, Sepia (Acanthosepion) brevimana
    - Golden Cuttlefish, Sepia (Acanthosepion) esculenta
    - Kisslip Cuttlefish, Sepia (Acanthosepion) lycidas
    - Hooded Cuttlefish, Sepia (Acanthosepion) prashadi
    - Curvespine Cuttlefish, Sepia (Acanthosepion) recurvirostra
    - Broadback Cuttlefish, Sepia (Acanthosepion) savignyi
    - Smith's Cuttlefish, Sepia (Acanthosepion) smithi
    - Sepia (Acanthosepion) stellifera
    - Sepia (Acanthosepion) thurstoni
    - Sepia (Acanthosepion) zanzibarica
    - Southern Cuttlefish, Sepia (Anomalosepia) australis
    - Oman Cuttlefish, Sepia (Anomalosepia) omani
    - Sepia (Anomalosepia) sulcata
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) adami
    - Andrea Cuttlefish, Sepia (Doratosepion) andreana
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) appellofi
    - Arabian Cuttlefish, Sepia (Doratosepion) arabica
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) aureomaculata
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) bathyalis
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) bidhaia
    - Slender Cuttlefish, Sepia (Doratosepion) braggi
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) burnupi
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) carinata
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) confusa
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) cottoni
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) elongata
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) erostrata
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) foliopeza
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) incerta
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) ivanovi
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) joubini
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) kiensis *
    - Kobi Cuttlefish, Sepia (Doratosepion) kobiensis
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) koilados
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) limata
    - Longarm Cuttlefish, Sepia (Doratosepion) longipes
    - Spider Cuttlefish, Sepia (Doratosepion) lorigera
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) mascarensis
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) mirabilis
    - Frog Cuttlefish, Sepia (Doratosepion) murrayi
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) pardalis
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) peterseni
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) rhoda
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) saya
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) sewelli
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) sokotriensis
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) subtenuipes
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) tala
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) tanybracheia
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) tenuipes
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) tokioensis
    - Trident Cuttlefish, Sepia (Doratosepion) trygonina
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) vercoi
    - Sepia (Doratosepion) vietnamica
    - Sepia (Hemisepius) dubia
    - Sepia (Hemisepius) faurei
    - Sepia (Hemisepius) pulchra
    - Sepia (Hemisepius) robsoni
    - Sepia (Hemisepius) typica
    - Sepia (Rhombosepion) acuminata
    - Sepia (Rhombosepion) cultrata
    - Elegant Cuttlefish, Sepia (Rhombosepion) elegans
    - Sepia (Rhombosepion) hedleyi
    - Sepia (Rhombosepion) hieronis
    - Madokai's Cuttlefish, Sepia (Rhombosepion) madokai
    - ? Sepia (Rhombosepion) opipara
    - Pink Cuttlefish, Sepia (Rhombosepion) orbignyana
    - Sepia (Rhombosepion) reesi
    - Sepia (Rhombosepion) rex
    - Sepia (Rhombosepion) vossi
    - Sepia (Sepia) angulata *
    - Australian Giant Cuttlefish, Sepia (Sepia) apama
    - Stumpy-spined Cuttlefish, Sepia (Sepia) bandensis
    - African Cuttlefish, Sepia (Sepia) bertheloti
    - Sepia (Sepia) chirotrema
    - Sepia (Sepia) dollfusi
    - Guinean Cuttlefish, Sepia (Sepia) elobyana
    - Sepia (Sepia) gibba
    - Sepia (Sepia) hierredda
    - Sepia (Sepia) insignis
    - Sepia (Sepia) irvingi
    - Broadclub Cuttlefish, Sepia (Sepia) latimanus
    - Reaper Cuttlefish, Sepia (Sepia) mestus
    - Sepia (Sepia) novaehollandiae
    - Common Cuttlefish, Sepia (Sepia) officinalis
    - Sepia (Sepia) papillata
    - Papuan Cuttlefish, Sepia (Sepia) papuensis
    - Pharaoh Cuttlefish, Sepia (Sepia) pharaonis
    - Mourning Cuttlefish, Sepia (Sepia) plangon
    - Sepia (Sepia) plathyconchalis
    - Sepia (Sepia) rozella
    - Sepia (Sepia) simoniana
    - Sepia (Sepia) tuberculata
    - Sepia (Sepia) vermiculata
  - Genus Sepiella
    - Sepiella cyanea
    - Spineless Cuttlefish, Sepiella inermis
    - Japanese Spineless Cuttlefish, Sepiella japonica
    - Sepiella mangkangunga
    - Sepiella ocellata
    - Ornate Cuttlefish, Sepiella ornata
    - Sepiella weberi

The species listed above with an asterisk (*) are questionable and need further study to determine if they are a valid species or a synonym. The question mark (?) indicates questionable placement within the genus.