Overview
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Sepiidae is a of cephalopods in the order Sepiida.
Classification
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- Order Sepiida: cuttlefish
- Family Sepiadariidae
- Family Sepiidae
- Genus Metasepia
- Pfeffer's Flamboyant Cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi
- Paintpot Cuttlefish, Metasepia tullbergi
- Genus Sepia
- Subgenus undetermined
- ? Sepia bartletti
- ? Sepia baxteri *
- ? Sepia dannevigi *
- ? Sepia elliptica
- Sepia filibrachia
- Sepia mira
- Sepia plana
- Sepia senta
- Sepia subplana
- ? Sepia whitleyana
- Subgenus Acanthosepion
- Needle Cuttlefish, Sepia (Acanthosepion) aculeata
- Short club 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
- Subgenus Anomalosepia
- Southern Cuttlefish, Sepia (Anomalosepia) australis
- Oman Cuttlefish, Sepia (Anomalosepia) omani
- Sepia (Anomalosepia) sulcata
- Subgenus Doratosepion
- Sepia (Doratosepion) adami
- Andrea Cuttlefish, Sepia (Doratosepion) andreana
- Sepia (Doratosepion) appel lofi
- 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) pardex
- 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
- Subgenus Hemisepius
- Sepia (Hemi sepius) dubia
- Sepia (Hemisepius) faurei
- Sepia (Hemisepius) pulchra
- Sepia (Hemisepius) robsoni
- Sepia (Hemisepius) typica
- Subgenus Rhombosepion
- 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
- Subgenus Sepia
- Sepia (Sepia) angulata *
- Australian Giant Cuttlefish, Sepia (Sepia) apama
- Stumpy-spined Cuttlefish, Sepia (Sepia) bandensi s
- 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) ramani
- Sepia (Sepia) rozella
- Sepia (Sepia) simoniana
- Sepia (Sepia) tube rculata
- Sepia (Sepia) vermiculata
- Subgenus undetermined
- Genus Sepiella
- Sepiella cyanea
- Spineless Cuttlefish, Sepiella inermis
- Japanese Spineless Cuttlefish, Sepiella japonica
- Sepiella mangkangunga
- Sepiella ocellata
- Ornate Cuttlefish, Sepiella ornata
- Sepiella weberi
- Genus Metasepia
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.
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Taxonomy
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The Family Sepiidae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Genus (2): Sepia · Sepiella
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 36 species and subspecies in the Family Sepiidae.
Genera
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Sepia
Sepiella
Sepiella is a of cuttlefish encompassing around seven species. [more]
At least 10 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Sepiella.
More info about the Genus Sepiella may be found here.
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