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Metasepia pfefferi

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Cephalopoda
Order:Sepiida
Suborder:Sepiina
Family:Sepiidae
Leach, 1817
Genera and Subgenera

Classification

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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M. pfefferi

Binomial name
Metasepia pfefferi
(Hoyle, 1885)

Synonyms
  • Sepia (Metasepia) pfefferi
    Hoyle, 1885
Pfeffer's Flamboyant Cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi
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Mollusca
Linnaeus, 1758

Classes

Caudofoveata
Aplacophora
Polyplacophora
Monoplacophora
Bivalvia
Scaphopoda
Gastropoda
Cephalopoda
† Rostroconchia
† Helcionelloida
† ?Bellerophontida
The molluscs
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Cephalopoda
Cuvier, 1797

Orders

Subclass Nautiloidea
  • †Plectronocerida
  • †Ellesmerocerida
  • †Actinocerida
  • †Pseudorthocerida
  • †Endocerida
  • †Tarphycerida
  • †Oncocerida

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Sepiida
Zittel, 1895

Suborders and Families
  • †Vasseuriina
  • †Vasseuriidae
  • †Belosepiellidae
  • Sepiina

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William Elford Leach FRS (February 2, 1790 – August 26, 1836) was an English zoologist and marine biologist.

Leach was born in Plymouth, the son of a solicitor. At the age of twelve he went to school in Exeter, studying anatomy and chemistry.
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genus (plural: genera) is part of the Latinized name for an organism. It is a name which reflects the classification of the organism by grouping it with other closely similar organisms.
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In biology, a subgenus is a taxon at a rank directly below genus. See rank (botany) and rank (zoology).

In zoology, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the generic and specific name: e.g.
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Metasepia
Hoyle, 1885

Species

Metasepia pfefferi
Metasepia tullbergi
Metasepia is a genus of small cuttlefish from the Pacific Ocean.
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Sepia
Linnaeus, 1758

Subgenera

Acanthosepion
Anomalosepia
Doratosepion
Hemisepius
Rhombosepion
Sepia

Sepia
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Acanthosepion
Rochebrune, 1884

Species

See text.

Acanthosepion is a subgenus of cuttlefish containing 11 recognised species.

Species

  • Needle Cuttlefish, Sepia (Acanthosepion) aculeata

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Anomalosepia
Khromov, 1987

Species

See text.

Anomalosepia is a subgenus of cuttlefish containing 3 recognised species.

Species

  • Southern Cuttlefish, Sepia (Anomalosepia) australis
  • Oman Cuttlefish,

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Doratosepion
Rochebrune, 1884

Species

See text.

Doratosepion is a subgenus of cuttlefish containing over 40 recognised species.
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Hemisepius
Steenstrup, 1875

Species

See text.

Hemisepius is a subgenus of cuttlefish containing 5 recognised species.

Species

  • Sepia (Hemisepius) dubia
  • Sepia (Hemisepius) faurei

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Rhombosepion
Rochebrune, 1884

Species

See text.

Rhombosepion is a subgenus of cuttlefish containing 11 recognised species.

Species

  • Sepia (Rhombosepion) acuminata
  • Sepia (Rhombosepion) cultrata

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Sepia
Linnaeus, 1758

Species

See text.

Sepia is a subgenus of cuttlefish containing around 25 recognised species.

Species

  • Sepia (Sepia) angulata *
  • Australian Giant Cuttlefish, Sepia (Sepia) apama

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Sepiella
Gray, 1849

Species

See text.

Sepiella is a genus of cuttlefish encompassing around seven species.

Classification

  • Genus Sepiella

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Sepiida
Zittel, 1895

Suborders and Families
  • †Vasseuriina
  • †Vasseuriidae
  • †Belosepiellidae
  • Sepiina

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Sepiadariidae
Fischer, 1882 in 1880-1887

Genera

Sepiadarium
Sepioloidea

Sepiadariidae is a family of cephalopods in the order Sepiida.
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Metasepia
Hoyle, 1885

Species

Metasepia pfefferi
Metasepia tullbergi
Metasepia is a genus of small cuttlefish from the Pacific Ocean.
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M. pfefferi

Binomial name
Metasepia pfefferi
(Hoyle, 1885)

Synonyms
  • Sepia (Metasepia) pfefferi
    Hoyle, 1885
Pfeffer's Flamboyant Cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi
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M. tullbergi

Binomial name
Metasepia tullbergi
(Appellöf, 1886)

The Paintpot Cuttlefish (Metasepia tullbergi) is a small cuttlefish that lives in the seas between Japan and Hong Kong.
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Sepia
Linnaeus, 1758

Subgenera

Acanthosepion
Anomalosepia
Doratosepion
Hemisepius
Rhombosepion
Sepia

Sepia
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S. bartletti

Binomial name
Sepia bartletti
(Iredale, 1954)

Synonyms
  • Blandosepia bartletti
    Iredale, 1954
Sepia bartletti
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S. baxteri

Binomial name
Sepia baxteri
(Iredale, 1940)

Synonyms
  • Blandosepia baxteri
    Iredale, 1940
Sepia baxteri
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S. filibrachia

Binomial name
Sepia filibrachia
Reid & Lu, 2005

Sepia filibrachia is a species of cuttlefish native to the South China Sea.
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S. mira

Binomial name
Sepia mira
(Cotton, 1932)

Synonyms
  • Tenuisepia mira
    Cotton, 1932
Sepia mira
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S. plana

Binomial name
Sepia plana
Lu & Reid, 1997

Sepia plana is a species of cuttlefish native to the coast of Australia, specifically the North West Shelf (
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S. senta

Binomial name
Sepia senta
Lu & Reid, 1997

Sepia senta is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Indian Ocean, specifically the North West Shelf in Western Australia
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