Kingdom Animalia Class Cephalopoda Family †Belosaepiidae | Phylum Mollusca Order Sepiida Rank Genus | |
Similar Phragmoteuthis, Pohlsepia, Plectronoceras, Belemnotheutis, Styletoctopus | ||
Belosaepia, occasionally incorrectly Belosepia, is a genus of cuttlefish-like cephalopod known from the Eocene.
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Morphology
Belosaepia reached 18 centimetres (7.1 in) in length and 5 centimetres (2.0 in) across; it had a large siphuncle that penetrated its oblique septa. The shell was endogastrically coiled. It had a small belemnite-like guard, which took the form of a short horn at the posterior end of the shell; usually, only a small portion of the shell closest to the guard is preserved. The chambers in the shell closely resemble those present in the cuttlebone of modern cuttlefish.
Ecology
Belosaepia lived close to the sea floor.
References
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