Sepia (genus)

Sepia
Temporal range: Miocene – Recent[1][2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Sepiida
Family: Sepiidae
Genus: Sepia
Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenera

Acanthosepion Rochebrune, 1884
Anomalosepia Khromov, 1987
Doratosepion Rochebrune, 1884
Hemisepius Steenstrup, 1875
Rhombosepion Rochebrune, 1884
Sepia Linnaeus, 1758

Sepia is a genus of cuttlefish in the family Sepiidae encompassing some of the best known and most common species. The cuttlebone is relatively ellipsoid in shape. The name of the genus is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek σηπία, sēpía, cuttlefish.

Classification

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.

References

  1. ^ Whiteaves, J.F. 1897. On some remains of a Sepia-like cuttle-fish from the Cretaceous rocks of the South Saskatchewan. The Canadian Record of Science 7: 459–462.
  2. ^ Hewitt, R. (1978). "The preservation of the shells of Sepia in the middle Miocene of Malta". Proceedings of the Geologists' Association 89: 227–237. doi:10.1016/S0016-7878(78)80013-3.  edit
  3. ^ Neethiselvan, N. & V.K. Venkataramani 2010. A New Species of Cuttlefish, Sepia vecchioni (Cephalopoda, Sepiidae) from Colachal Coast, South India.PDF Journal of American Science 6(4): 12–21.

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