48' K. Mll'SUKURI AND R. IKE DA. 



Vehrlll and bj' TuYox.* The uiiusaally long teiibacular amis, the 

 shape and disposition of suckers, and psculiar tubercles on the club, 

 their presence alono th" whole length of the tentacles, the shape of the 

 suckcu's on the sessile anus, the character of the beaks, of the shell, and 

 of the radula, all speak in favour of the view that we have here a speci- 

 men which is very closely allied to the species of Architeutltis (lescril)ed 

 by Verrill. 



Vereill gives in the paper above cited : 



Architeufhis Harvey i, Verrill, 



A. ^;r?V?ce29s, Verrill, 



As standing near this, he gives : — 



Sthenoteuthis (Architeutliis) megaptera, A'i:rri(,l, 



5'. (Ommastrephes)p^ero/)?/.s, Verrill, 

 H(i also refers to : 



Architeutliis monachas, Steenstrup. 



A. dux, Steenstrup, 



A. titan, Steenstrup, 



A. Hartiufj/ii, Verrill, 



Tryon gives in his Manual 



Omviastrcpltes (ArchiteutLis) rohustus, Dall, 



0. Bouyeri, (,'rosse and Fischer, 



0. (Loligo) Hartiiigii. Verrill, 



0. Moi/chezi, Velain, 



O. (Architeuthis) vioiiuchus, Steenstrup, 



0. ( ,, ) princeps, Verrill, 



ArchitfudJiis titan, Steenstrup, 



A. (lux, Steenstrup, 



A. uiegaplera, Verrill. 



Going over the description of these species, we find that the present 



specimen can not belong to Architeuthis Harveyi ; the shape and size of 



the fins, the unusual length of the fourth (ventral) arm, the absence of 



the notch in the upp ;r mandible, the extreme minuteness of the notch 



* Manual of Conchology Vol. I. 



