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amination revealed nothing of particular interest. The species has 

 been described by Owen (1832), Willey (1902), and Griffen (1900), 

 and its ecology, food, capture, and economic importance have been 

 discussed by Dean (1901). The umbilicus of the shell, except in 

 young specimens, is completely covered by the callus. The red 

 markings on the shells are conspicuous. The hood or foot is dark 

 brown and is liberally covered with white or cream-colored spots. 



Type. — British Museum (Natural History). 



Type locality. — ^"Habitat in India." 



Distribution.— Australia to Philippines; Polynesia; Indian Ocean. 

 (Shells widely distributed outside the range of the living animal.) 



Subclass Coleoidea: Order Sepioidea 

 Family Spirulidae 



Spirula spirilla (Linnaeus, 1758) 



Nautilus spirula Linnaeus, 1758, p. 710. 

 Spirula peronii, Hidalgo, 1905, p. 10. 



No specimens of this species were found in the National Museum 

 collections. SheUs of the species are found on beaches throughout the 

 world and Hidalgo's record (1905) is probably based on such shells. 

 Bruun (1943) has reported on the biology of the species. 



Type. — Linnean Collection, Linnean Society of London. 



Type locality. — "America." 



Distribution. — Widely distributed in various seas at depths from 

 200-1500 m. 



Family Sepiidae 



Sepia pharaonis Ehrenberg, 1831 



Figure 1, f,g; Plate l,b,c 



Sepia pharaonis Ehrenberg, 1831, sign, a, pi. — Adam, 1941, p. 5. 

 Sepia rouxii d'Orbigny, 1841, p. 271. — Adam, 1939b, p. 56. 



Material. — 1 9, ML 111.0 mm., from mouth of Santiago Kiver, 

 Balayan Bay, western Luzon, seine, Feb. 20, 1909; USNM 575352. 

 1 9, ML 92.0 mm., from Cavite, Manila, June 14, 1908; USNM 

 575354. 3 mutilated specimens from Stn. D5461 off Caringo Id., 

 eastern Luzon, in 20 m., June 14, 1908; USNM 575355. 2 99, 

 ML 43.0-74.0 mm., from Port Benanga, Subig Bay, southern Luzon, 

 Jan. 8, 1908; USNM 575353. 



