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Om; specimen. (Jape Town (Mus. No. L2.1380). A single small ex- 

 ample, so close to Krauss's figure and description that I attach bis name 

 to it, tlioM.t;li the color varies somewhat from his diagnosis. It also 

 exhibits some of the characters of Gray's (J. copensis. 



Family 1S(MIN()CH FTONiD.E. 

 (iciiiirt Lepidopleurus Hisso. 

 119. Lepidopleurus purpurasceus (". H. AdaiiiH! 

 Barbados. 



Class CEPHALOPODA. 



Order DIBRANCH I ATA. 



Suborder OCTOPODA. 



Family OCTOFODID.E. 



Genus OCTOPUS I.ainiirck. 



120. Octopus ? vulgaris Liuiiarck. 



One specimen, alcohol. Ascension Island, March 25, 1890; dredged 

 20 to 30 fathoms. 



Suborder SEPIOPHORA. 



Family SEPIIDTI^:. 



Gfiiiis SEPIA Laiiiank. 



121. Sepia officinalis T>iini<^. 



One fine example. St. Paul de Loanda (Mus. No. 117041; in alcohol). 

 Suborder PHRAGMOPHORA. 



Family SPIRULIDyE. 



(Jenus SPIRULA liamarck. 



122. Spirula fragilis Liiinarck. 



Fayal (Mus. No. 125292). Beacli si)ecimens; a widely distributed 

 form; pelagic. 



SUMMARY. 



Pclocypod.s 35 



(iastropods, marine (59 



Gastropods, land 13 



— 82 

 Ceplialojfods g 



Total nuniljer of species ,,,.,., , J22 



