Sepiidae

Sepiidae; Temporal range: Miocene – Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Cuttlefish, off Komodo
	Ascarosepion pfefferi, formerly the type of Metasepia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Sepiida
Superfamily:	Sepioidea
Family:	Sepiidae; Leach, 1817
Genera
	Acanthosepion; Ascarosepion; Aurosepina; Decorisepia; Digitosepia; Doratosepion; Erythalassa; Hemisepius; Lusepia; Rhombosepion; Sepia; Sepiella; Spathidosepion;

Sepiidae is a family of cephalopods in the order Sepiida, comprising the large-bodied species of cuttlefish, including the type genus, Sepia. It includes 116 recognized species according to WoRMS,^[3] a number of which need further verification.

A 2023 paper revived several genera and elevated some subgenera to full genus level;^[4] this classification scheme has been accepted by WoRMS.^[3] As a consequence, multiple species have been split out of genus Sepia, many of them assigned to revived genera.

Classification

Order Sepiida: cuttlefish
- Suborder Sepiolina
  - Family Sepiadariidae
- Suborder Sepiina
  - Family Sepiidae
    - Genus Acanthosepion
      - Acanthosepion aculeata, needle cuttlefish (type)
      - Acanthosepion elliptica, ovalbone cuttlefish
      - Sepia esculenta, golden cuttlefish
      - Sepia lycidas, kisslip cuttlefish
      - Acanthosepion pharaonis, Pharaoh cuttlefish
      - Acanthosepion ramani
      - Acanthosepion recurvirostra, curvespine cuttlefish
      - Sepia smithi, Smith's cuttlefish
      - Sepia stellifera
    - Genus Ascarosepion
      - Ascarosepion apama, giant Australian cuttlefish
      - Ascarosepion bandense, stumpy-spined cuttlefish
      - Ascarosepion cultratum, knifebone cuttlefish
      - Ascarosepion filibrachia
      - Ascarosepion latimanus, broadclub cuttlefish
      - Ascarosepion mestus, reaper cuttlefish (type)
      - Ascarosepion novaehollandiae, New Holland cuttlefish
      - Ascarosepion opipara
      - Ascarosepion papuensis, Papuan cuttlefish
      - Ascarosepion pfefferi, flamboyant cuttlefish
      - Ascarosepion plangon, mourning cuttlefish
      - Ascarosepion rozella, rosecone cuttlefish
      - Ascarosepion tullbergi, paintpot cuttlefish
    - Genus Aurosepina
      - Aurosepina arabica, Arabian cuttlefish
    - Genus Decorisepia
      - Sepia australis, southern cuttlefish
      - Sepia hedleyi, Hedley's cuttlefish (type)
      - Decorisepia madokai, Madokai's cuttlefish
    - Genus Digitosepia
      - Digitosepia barosei
      - Sepia dubia
      - Sepia faurei
      - Sepia robsoni (type)
      - Digitosepia shazaei
      - Digitosepia roeleveldi
    - Genus Doratosepion
      - Doratosepion andreana, Andrea cuttlefish (type)
      - Sepia braggi, slender cuttlefish
      - Sepia erostrata
      - Sepia foliopeza
      - Doratosepion kobiensis, Kobi cuttlefish
      - Sepia limata
      - Sepia longipes, longarm cuttlefish
      - Sepia lorigera, spider cuttlefish
      - Sepia pardex
      - Sepia peterseni
      - Sepia tenuipes
      - Sepia tokioensis
    - Genus Erythalassa
      - Sepia trygonina, trident cuttlefish
    - Genus Hemisepius
      - Sepia typica
    - Genus Lusepia
      - Sepia hieronis
    - Genus Rhombosepion
      - Sepia elegans, elegant cuttlefish (type)
      - Rhombosepion omani, Oman cuttlefish
      - Sepia orbignyana, pink cuttlefish
      - Sepia prashadi, hooded cuttlefish
    - Genus Sepia
      - Sepia hierredda
      - Sepia officinalis, common cuttlefish (type)
      - Sepia vermiculata
    - Genus Sepiella
      - Sepiella inermis, spineless cuttlefish
      - Sepiella japonica, Japanese spineless cuttlefish
      - Sepiella ornata, ornate cuttlefish (type, pending confirmation)
    - Genus Spathidosepion
      - Sepia angulata
      - Sepia papillata
      - Sepia tuberculata (type, pending genetic analysis)

The subsequent species are in need of taxonomic review

Undetermined status

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.

References

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "Sepiidae Leach, 1817". marinespecies.org. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
^ Lupše, Nik; Reid, Amanda; Taite, Morag; Kubodera, Tsunemi; Allcock, A. Louise (16 June 2023). "Cuttlefishes (Cephalopoda, Sepiidae): the bare bones—an hypothesis of relationships". Marine Biology. 170 (8): 93. Bibcode:2023MarBi.170...93L. doi:10.1007/s00227-023-04195-3.
^ Neethiselvan, N. & V.K. Venkataramani 2010. "A New Species of Cuttlefish, Sepia vecchioni (Cephalopoda, Sepiidae) from Colachal Coast, South India".^{[permanent dead link]} Journal of American Science 6(4): 12–21.

External links

Data related to Sepiidae at Wikispecies
CephBase: Sepiidae
TONMO.com Sepiidae forum

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[1] 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.

[2] 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.

[WoRMS-3] "Sepiidae Leach, 1817". marinespecies.org. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 30 April 2025.

[4] Lupše, Nik; Reid, Amanda; Taite, Morag; Kubodera, Tsunemi; Allcock, A. Louise (16 June 2023). "Cuttlefishes (Cephalopoda, Sepiidae): the bare bones—an hypothesis of relationships". Marine Biology. 170 (8): 93. Bibcode:2023MarBi.170...93L. doi:10.1007/s00227-023-04195-3.

[5] Neethiselvan, N. & V.K. Venkataramani 2010. "A New Species of Cuttlefish, Sepia vecchioni (Cephalopoda, Sepiidae) from Colachal Coast, South India".^{[permanent dead link]} Journal of American Science 6(4): 12–21.

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