TEUTHIDiE. 



139 



filled with layers of spongy substance, supported 

 by pillars. 



Sepia (Linn.). Cuttle-fish. Arms with four 

 rows of suckers ; mantle supported by warts, fitting 

 into sockets on the neck and funnel. 



S. officinalis. Fig. 210 ; -^n.s. 

 Rupellaria. 

 biserialis. 



213 



214 



Family II. Teuthid^. 



Animal with the body lengthened ; fins short, 

 broad, mostly at the hinder end ; shell a horny, 

 flexible pen. 



Loligo iJuSixnk.). Squid. Body smooth, lengthened, 



taper behind ; fins united, rhombic ; arms with two 



oblique rows of suckers; tips of tentacles with four 



rows ; eyes covered with skin. Shell pen-like, with 



the shaft produced in front. 



L. vulgaris. 



media. Fig. 211 ; '^n.s. 

 marmorse. 



