Sepiidae

Sepiidae
	Metasepia pfefferi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Sepiida
Suborder:	Sepiina
Family:	Sepiidae; Leach, 1817
Genera and Subgenera
	Metasepia; Sepia Acanthosepion; Anomalosepia; Doratosepion; Hemisepius; Rhombosepion; Sepia; ; Sepiella;

Sepiidae is a family of cephalopods in the order Sepiida.

Classification

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
      - Shortclub 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) appellofi
      - 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
    - 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) bandensis
      - 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) tuberculata
      - Sepia (Sepia) vermiculata
  - Genus Sepiella
    - Sepiella cyanea
    - Spineless Cuttlefish, Sepiella inermis
    - Japanese Spineless Cuttlefish, Sepiella japonica
    - Sepiella mangkangunga
    - Sepiella ocellata
    - Ornate Cuttlefish, Sepiella ornata
    - Sepiella weberi

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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