Cuttlebones from the Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis). Found on the beach at Hengistbury Head.
Date 24 April 2008
Source http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/775818
Author Trish Steel http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/9274
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cuttlebones_from_the_Common_cuttlefish_(Sepia_officinalis)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_775818.jpg

The common cuttlefish or European common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) is one of the largest and best-known cuttlefish species. The common cuttlefish is native to at least the Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, and Baltic Sea, although subspecies have been proposed as far south as South Africa.