Sepia: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Sepiida
Family: Sepiidae
Genus: Sepia
Species
Scientific Name: Sepia

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Sepia (cephalopod)

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".

Sepia in languages:

Chinese: 烏賊屬
English: Typical Cuttlefishes
Italian: Seppia
Japanese: コウイカ属
Korean: 갑오징어속
Lithuanian: Paprastosios sepijos

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Parent Taxon

Sepiidae

Sibling Taxa

Child Taxa

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