Belosaepiidae Explained

Belosaepiidae is an extinct, monospecific 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.[1] [2] It is thought that this species was most common for its time.[3]

Seagrass Importance To Belosaepiidae

A faunal collection has been found that contains Belosaepiidae and Sepiidae, suggesting that they are likely to have originated from a seagrass environment in the past. As there was a lack of seagrass overtime in the North Atlantic during the late Eocene period, a particular species called belosaepiid went extinct within the family belosipiidae.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Journal of Paleontology . M. . 84 . 267–287. The Middle Eocene Belosaepia ungula (Cephalopoda: Coleoida) from Texas: Structure, Ontogeny and Function . Wicksten . C. L. . 2010 . 10.1666/09-018R.1 . Yancey . T. E. . Garvie . 2.
  2. Weaver . P.G. . Ciampaglio . C.N. . 2003 . A new genus of belosaepiid (Coleoidea) from the Castle Hayne Limestone (Eocene) of Southeastern North Carolina . Journal of Paleontology . 77 . 6. 1103–1106 . 10.1666/0022-3360(2003)077<1103:ANGOBC>2.0.CO;2 .
  3. Web site: Forsey. George F.. November 25, 2019. Seagrass and cuttlefish- an historic association. live. October 29, 2021. Paleo-electronica. 10.26879/881. 1935-3952. https://web.archive.org/web/20200210160112/https://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2019/2852-seagrass-and-cuttlefish . 2020-02-10 .
  4. George F. Forsey . Seagrass and cuttlefish—an historic association . Palaeontologia Electronica . 10 December 2019 . 10.26879/881 . 27 May 2024. free .

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