Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758
(Common Cuttlefish)

Sepia officinalis (Common Cuttlefish) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSepia officinalis (Common Cuttlefish)
GenusSepia (cuttlefishes)
FamilySEPIIDAE (cuttlefish)
OrderSEPIIDA (an order of molluscs)
SuperorderDECAPODIFORMES (a superorder of molluscs)
SubclassCOLEOIDEA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassCEPHALOPODA (octopuses, cuttlefishes and squids)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sepia officinalis (Common Cuttlefish)

Sepia officinalis (Common Cuttlefish) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Gauvrit, E., du Sel, G.,P., Blanc, A. & Daguzan, J. 1998 Detection of cross-mating between two generations of the Cuttlefish Sepia officinalis by sperm reservoir analysis. J. Mollus. Stud. Vol 64: 1-9.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Sepia officinalis (Common Cuttlefish):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 26 images of Sepia officinalis (Common Cuttlefish)

Common Cuttlefish is common and breeds close to our shores. The dead shells "Cuttlefish Bones" are large (up to 30cm or more), pure white and have a rounded apex. They are often collected and offered to cage birds to sharpen their beaks.

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