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Metasepia is a
small genus of
small cuttlefish from the
Pacific Ocean. The two
members of this
genus are
characterised by a small, thick, diamond-shaped...
- cuttlefish, and the
giant cuttlefish. This
reclassification renders the
genus Metasepia obsolete. A.
pfefferi is a robust-looking species,
having a very broad...
- of the two
species classified in the
genus Metasepia,
which was
lumped into
Ascarosepion in 2023.
Metasepia cuttlefish are
characterized by
their small...
- kill
their prey. Additionally, the
muscles of the
flamboyant cuttlefish (
Metasepia pfefferi)
contain a
highly toxic,
unidentified compound as
lethal as the...
- and
Metasepia) as a clade; however,
others do
recover this more parsimonious-seeming clade, with
Spirula as a
sister group to
Sepia and
Metasepia in a...
- 2023;
within this
genus it is
grouped with 13
other species, such as the
Metasepia cuttlefish, the
reaper cuttlefish, and the
giant cuttlefish. The broadclub...
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Common name Year
Hapalochlaena maculosa Southern blue-ringed
octopus 1883
Metasepia pfefferi Flambuoyant cuttlefish 1885
Muusoctopus levis 1885
Octopus australis...
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Temporal range:
Miocene โ
Recent Pre๊ ๊ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Sepia sp.
Metasepia pfefferi Scientific classification Domain:
Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia...
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evaluated as data deficient.
Flamboyant cuttlefish (
Metasepia pfefferi)
Paintpot cuttlefish (
Metasepia tullbergi)
Needle cuttlefish (Sepia aculeata) Sepia...
