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The calamaries are good swimmers ; they also crawl, head 

 downwards, on their oral disk. The common species is used for 

 bait, by fishermen, on the Cornish coast. (Couch.) Shells have 

 been found in its stomach, and more rarely sea-weed. (Dr. 

 Johnston.) Their egg-clusters have been estimated to contain 

 nearly 40,000 eggs. (Bohadsch.) 



Distrihuiion, 24 species, in all seas. Norway — New Zealand. 



Fossil, 1 species. Lias. 



Sah-genus. Teudopsis, Deslongchamps, 1835. 

 Etymology, teuthis, a calamary, and opsis, like. 

 Type, T. Bunellii, Desl. 



Pen like loligo, but dilated and spatulate behind. 

 Fossil, sj)ecies. Upper Lias, Oolite ; France and Wurtemberg. 



GoNATUS, Gray. 



Animal and pen like loligo in most respects. Arms with four 

 series of cups ; tentacular club with numerous small cups, and a 

 single large sessile cup armed with a hook ; funnel valveless. 



Distribution, a single species {O. amoena, Miiller sp.) is found 

 on the coast of Greenland. 



Sepiotetjthis, Blainville. 



Synonyms, (?) Loliolus (Steenstrup) ; Chondrosepia (Leuckart). 



Type, S. sepioidea, Bl. Animal like loligo ; fins lateral, as 

 long as the body. Length from 4 inches to 3 feet. Foui'th left 

 arm hectocotylised at the apex. 



Distribution, 13 species. West Indies, Cape, Eed Sea, Java, 

 Australia, Mediterranean. 



Beloteuthis, Munster. 



Etymology, belos, a dart, and teuthis. 



Type, B. subcostata, Munster. PI. II., fig. 8., Upper Lias, 

 "Wurtemberg. 



Fen horny, lanceolate ; with a very broad shaft, pointed at 

 each end, and small lateral wings. 



Distribution, 6 species described by Munster, considered 

 varieties of one only (difi'ering in age and sex) by M. D'Orbigny . 



Geoteuthis, Munster. 

 Etymology, ge, the earth {i. e. fossil), and teuthis. 

 Synonyms, belemnosepia (Agassiz), belopeltis (Yoltz), loligo - 

 sepia (Quenstedt), Coccoteuthis, Owen (part) 

 Type, Loligo Aalensis (Schubler). 



