African Openbill vs Grooved cuttlefish

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Sepia sulcata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Grooved cuttlefish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Ciconiidae	Sepiidae
Genus	Anastomus	Sepia
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Sepia sulcata

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Grooved cuttlefish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Grooved cuttlefish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Grooved cuttlefish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Openbill

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, and Norway.

Grooved cuttlefish

African Openbill

The African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) is a species in the genus Anastomus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.