Sepia sp. (cuttlefish shells) (Myponga Beach West, Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia) 1

Description:

Summary[edit] Description: English: Cuttlefish are sepiid cephalopods - they are squid-like animals with an internal calcareous shell called a cuttlebone. These specimens could be Sepia apama or Sepia novaehollandiae. Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Sepiida, Sepiidae Locality: rocky shoreline near a point/promontory on the western side of Myponga Bay, Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia (vicinity of 35° 22.265’ South latitude, 138° 22.906’ East longitude) See info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepia_(genus) and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuttlebone. Date: 15 August 2006, 00:52:38. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/50011790891/. Author: James St. John.