Belosaepiidae

Belosaepiidae
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Sepiida
Suborder: Sepiina
Family: Belosaepiidae
Genera
  • Belosaepia
  • Ceratisepia Meyer, 1993
  • Anomalosaepia Weaver & Ciampaglio, 2003
  • Mississaepia

Belosaepiidae is an extinct family of cephalopods known from the Eocene epoch, and bearing close similarity to the sepiid cuttlefish, whilst retaining the remnants of a belemnite-like guard. It is thought that this species was most common for its time.

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