Sepia (cephalopod)
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Sepia is a genus of cuttlefish in the family Sepiidae encompassing some of the best known and most common species. The cuttlebone is ellipsoid in shape. The name of the genus is the Latinised form of the Ancient Greek σηπία (sēpía) "cuttlefish".
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Sepia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Sepiida |
Family: | Sepiidae |
Genus: | Sepia Linnaeus, 1758 |
Type species | |
Sepia rugosa Bowdich, 1822 | |
Subgenera | |
Acanthosepion Rochebrune, 1884 |
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