Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Sepia officinalis
Sepia officinalis
Cuttlefish
common cuttlefish
The common cuttle
footho
kaamshell (just the shell)
kam (just the shell)
skeeto
Collection ID:
Z555.1.179
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Cephalopoda. 2 specimens. The internal shells of 2 cuttlefish. Large, oval and brittle structures, they are white with the spine outline visible. The have a very rough texture. They animals as a whole has a large oval mantle and eight arms with two elongated tentacles. Found on sandy and muddy substrata, in the shallow sublittoral and offshore to 200 m, but it prefers the warmer waters.
Field collection
Collector | Robert Rendall |