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| genus = '''''Metasepia''''' |
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| genus_authority = [[William Evans Hoyle|Hoyle]], 1885<ref name = WoRMS>{{cite web | url = http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=341443 | title = '' |
| genus_authority = [[William Evans Hoyle|Hoyle]], 1885<ref name = WoRMS>{{cite web | url = http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=341443 | title = ''Metaasepia'' Hoyle, 1885 | accessdate = 12 February 2018 | publisher = Flanders Marine Institute | author = Julian Finn | year = 2016 | work = World Register of Marine Species}}</ref> |
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| type_species = ''Sepia (Metasepia) pfefferi'' |
| type_species = ''Sepia (Metasepia) pfefferi'' |
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| type_species_authority = Hoyle, 1885 |
| type_species_authority = Hoyle, 1885 |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiida |
| Family: | Sepiidae |
| Genus: | Metasepia |
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| Sepia (Metasepia) pfefferi Hoyle, 1885
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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 cuttlebone.
Species
This genus contains two known species:
- Pfeffer's flamboyant cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi
- paintpot cuttlefish, Metasepia tullbergi
References
- ^ Julian Finn (2016). "Metaasepia Hoyle, 1885". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- Norman, M.D. 2000. Cephalopods: A World Guide. ConchBooks.
- Ross, R. 2010. Aquarium Invertebrates: Metasepia pfefferi – the aptly named Flamboyant Cuttlefish. Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine.
External links
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