CATALOGUE. 



MOLLTJSCA CEPHALOPODA. 



SaUIDS AlfD CUTTLES. 



Ommastrephes illecehrosa, Yerrill. Squid, Flying Calamary, Sea-arrow. 

 Northeast coast of North America. 



33655. New Eugland coast. Uuited States Fisli Commission. 



33660. Eastport, Maine. United States Fish Commission. 



Lolujo pealii, Lesueur. Common Squid. South Carolina to Massa- 

 chusetts Bay. 



33656. New England coast. United States Fish Commission. 



Loligo brevis, Blainville. Calamary or Ink-fish. Southern and south- 

 eastern coasts of the United States. 



33661. Coast of Louisiana. Uuited States Fish Commission. 



Architetithis princeps, Verrill. Giant Squid. Coast of Newfoundland 

 and adjacent waters. Model made by Mr. J. H. Emerton, from 

 measurements and descriptions of a Squid thrown ashore at Cat- 

 alina, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, September 24, 1877. Princi- 

 pal dimensions: Length of body, 8 feet; Length of head, 

 1^ feet; length of tentacles, 30 feet; length of 1st pair of arms, 

 8^ feet ; length of 2d pair of arms, 9^ feet ; length of 3d and 4th 

 pair of arms, 11 feet ; greatest diameter of body, 2 J feet. 



Octopus punctatus, Gabb. Octopus, or Devil Fish. Northwest coast of 

 the Uuited States. Model made by Messrs. J. H. Emerton 

 and Wm. Palmer, from inspection of small sjiecimens, and pub- 

 lished measurements and descriptions. Length of longest 

 arms, 16 feet; length of shortest arms, 13 feet; diameter of 

 circle swept by arms, 18 feet. 



INIOLLUSCA OASTEROPODA. 



SEA SNAILS. 



Useful for food or bait. 



Buccinum undatum, Linne. Whelk. Long Island Sound to Greenland. 

 Not common south of Cape Cod, except in deep water. Yery 

 abundant on coast of Maine. 



33637. Vineyard Sound. Uuited States Fish Commission. 

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