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iures two, generally placed near the 

 upper end, one beneath the other. 



8th. TETHYS. 

 Body detached, rather oblong, 

 fleshy without peduncles ; mouth with 

 a terminal cylindrical proboscis, under 

 an expanded membrane or lip ; aper- 

 tures two, on the left side of the neck. 



9th. TRITON. 

 JBody oblong ; mouth with an invo- 

 lute spiral proboscis; tentacula, or 

 arms, twelve, six on each side, divided 

 nearly to the base, the hind-ones che- 

 liferous. 



10th. SEPIA. 

 Body fleshy, receiving the breast in 

 a sheath, with a tubular aperture at 

 its base ; arms eight, beset with nu- 

 merous warts or suckers, and in most 

 species two pedunculated tentacula; 

 head short; eyes large; mouth re- 

 sembling a Parrot's beak. 



