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Sepiinae

Cephalopoda - Sepiida - Sepiidae

Taxonomy
Sepiinae was named by Keerstein (1866). It is extant. Its type is Sepia.

It was assigned to Sepiidae by Jeletzky (1966).

Subtaxa
Sepia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Sepiinae Keerstein
1966Sepiinae Jeletzky p. 107

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superorderDecabrachiaBoettger 1952
orderSepiidaZittel 1895
familySepiidaeKeferstein 1866
subfamilySepiinaeKeerstein 1866
subfamilySepiinaeKeerstein 1866

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Sepiinae Keerstein 1866
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G. Sepia Linnaeus 1758
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:30:02
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:30:02
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Zanclean or 28.10000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Washington) Sepia sp. (91615)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Holy See (Vatican City State) Sepia rugulosa (209253)