Sepia Linnaeus 1758 (cuttlefish)

Cephalopoda - Sepiida - Sepiidae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Parent taxon: Sepiinae according to J. A. Jeletzky 1966

See also Schevill 1950 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: fast-moving nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Holy See (Vatican City State) (1 collection)

• Oligocene of United States (1: Washington)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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