Belosaepia Explained

Belosaepia, occasionally incorrectly Belosepia,[1] is an extinct genus of cuttlefish-like cephalopod known from the Eocene.[2]

Morphology

Species of the genus Belosaepia reached 18cm (07inches) in length and 5cm (02inches) across and had a large siphuncle that penetrated its oblique septa.[2] The shell was endogastrically coiled.[2] It had a small belemnite-like guard, which took the form of a short horn at the posterior end of the shell;[2] 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.[2]

Ecology

Belosaepia lived close to the sea floor.[2]

Notes and References

  1. e.g. Web site: Functional Morphology of the Eocene Coleoid Belosepia.
  2. 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.