SEPIA. 107 



Vfr. and Orl).. could he pj-opcrly used if it were not the samo 

 s))ef'ios ns S. rostrafa : — which has priority over all. 



S. RECURViROSTRA. Steenstruj). 



The rostrum of the shell is recurved into a form someAvhat 



like that of an interroo-ation mark. 



China. 

 8. BREVIMANA. Steenstru[). 



Very similar to S. roxtrala. hut ditfers in its inuch shorter 

 tentacular arms. Possibly a young animal. 



Neither this species nor S. recurmro)<tra have been sutliciently 

 characterized or figured. 



S. MYRsrs. Cxray. 



Animal unknown. Shell oblong, the hinder extremity rather 

 produced, shelly, with a slight thickening within; ai)ex l»lunt. 

 rather produced, innei- sui-face suddenly thiAened. the upper 



half convex, with a slight central depi'ession. 



China . 

 I)escril)ed from a Bi'it. Mus. spt'cimeu ; not tigured. 



S. Mestus. (xray. 



Animal unknown. Shell oblong, rounded behind; cavity nar- 

 row behind, rapidly Avidening (surface destroyed) ; apex elon- 

 gated, acute, recurved, shelly. 



Australia. 



Another Brit. Mus. s])ecinien. with a worthless diagnosis and 

 no figure. 



t; § Sessile anii,s with equal siiiull cups ; upper pair with two rows of cups. 



S. RUPELLARTA, d'Orb. PI. !):]. tigs. 433-487. 



Bod}^ ovate-oblong, elongate, smooth, acuminated anteriorly ; 

 flns ver}- narrow ; head smooth ; arms short, nearly equal, length 

 4, 8, 1,2; cups spherical, oblique, in two rows on the dorsal pair 

 and on the bases of the others, and in four rows on their ends ; 

 tentacles long, with five series of small cups and three much 

 larger ones, with the rings rather oblique and toothed. Shell 

 elongated, arched behind, very narrow, winged and pointed in 

 front, very narrow and winged behind, with a medial external 

 crest. Length. 5 inches. 



Europe ; Great Britain to Mediterranean ; Malaga, 



