Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Cephalopoda
Subclassis: Coleoidea
Cohors: Neocoleoidea
Superordo: Decapodiformes
Ordo: Sepiida
Subordo: Sepiina
Familia: Sepiidae
Genus: Metasepia
Species: M. pfefferi – M. tullbergi
Name
Metasepia Hoyle, 1885
References
CephBase [1]
Metasepia is a small genus of small cuttlefish from the Pacific Ocean. The two members of this genus are characterised by a small, thick, diamond-shaped cuttlebone.
Species
This genus contains two known species:
Pfeffer's flamboyant cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi
paintpot cuttlefish, Metasepia tullbergi
References
Julian Finn (2016). "Metaasepia Hoyle, 1885". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
Norman, M.D. 2000. Cephalopods: A World Guide. ConchBooks.
Ross, R. 2010. Aquarium Invertebrates: Metasepia pfefferi – the aptly named Flamboyant Cuttlefish. Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine.
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