''Sepioloidea'' is a
genus
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of
cephalopod
A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan Taxonomic rank, class Cephalopoda (Greek language, Greek plural , ; "head-feet") such as a squid, octopus, cuttlefish, or nautilus. These exclusively marine animals are characterized by bilateral symm ...
comprising three species.
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Species
* Genus ''Sepioloidea''
** ''Sepioloidea lineolata
''Sepioloidea lineolata'' or more commonly known as the striped pyjama squid or the striped dumpling squid is a type of bottletail squid that inhabits the Indo-Pacific Oceans of Australia. The striped pyjama squid lives on the seafloor, often hid ...
'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832), Striped Pyjama Squid
** '' Sepioloidea magna'' Reid
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, 2009 [Reid A. (2009)]
''Sepioloidea magna'' sp. nov.: a new bottletail squid (Cephalopoda: Sepiadariidae) from northern Australia
''The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory'' 25: 103–109.
** ''Sepioloidea pacifica
''Sepioloidea pacifica'', also known as the Pacific bobtail squid, is a species of cuttlefish native to the southern Pacific Ocean; it occurs off New Zealand in the west and in the Nazca and Sala y Gomez submarine ridges in the east.Reid, A. 20 ...
'' (Kirk
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, 1882), Pacific Bobtail Squid
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External links
Sepioloidea
Cephalopod genera
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