Sepia (cephalopod)

Sepia; Temporal range: Miocene – Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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; Anomalosepia Khromov, 1987; Doratosepion Rochebrune, 1884; Hemisepius Steenstrup, 1875; Rhombosepion Rochebrune, 1884; Sepia Linnaeus, 1758

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".

Parts of a sepia

^ Whiteaves, J.F. (1897). "On some remains of a Sepia-like cuttle-fish from the Cretaceous rocks of the south Saskatchewan". The Canadian Record of Science. 7: 459–462.
^ Hewitt, R.; Pedley, H.M. (1978). "The preservation of the shells of Sepia in the middle Miocene of Malta". Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. 89 (3): 227–237. Bibcode:1978PrGA...89..227H. doi:10.1016/S0016-7878(78)80013-3.