sepiad^:: sepia. 103 



Hab. Red Sea. 



Chiefly differs from L. gibbosa in the shell appearing to be 

 broader. 



9. Sepia gibbosa. 



Animal ? Shell elongate, boat-shaped, rounded at each 



end, gibbous beneath, obtuse. 



Sepia gibbosa JEhre?iberg, Symbolce Phys. Sepia, n. 2.; D'Orb. 



Moll. Viv. et Fos. i. 287. 

 Sepia gibba UOrb. I.e. 288, 289. 



Hab. Red Sea. 



10. Sepia apama. 



Animal ? Shell oblong, elongate ; the posterior part 



much produced, subacute, with a strong callosity at the pos- 

 terior edge of the cavity. Apex blunt, rugose ; anterior ex- 

 tremity rounded, covered with strong cartilaginous side ; 

 central portion rather convex. 



Hab. Australia. 



a. Port Adelaide. Shell. Dry. 

 Most like S. Lefebrei, but the posterior extremity is much more 

 produced and subacute, and the inner side of the central part is 

 not convex. 



** Cups of tentacular Arms in Jive or six Series, subequal, moderate- 

 sized. 



f Shell oblong. 



11. Sepia Ltcidas. 



Animal ? Sessile arms with four series of rather large 



equal cups. Tentacular arms elongate : club distinct, slightly 

 finned behind, with five series of cups ; those of the middle 

 of the arms equal-sized, nearly the size of those on the sessile 

 arms ; of the lower and upper end smaller. Shell oblong, 

 rather elongate ; slightly produced above ; narrowed, produced, 

 and rounded behind. Apex blunt ; cavity with a strong, 

 raised, rounded ridge on each side behind; disk convex, 

 with a broad central concavity extending nearly the whole 

 length. 



a. Animal salted, from Canton market. Presented by T. Lay, 



Esq. 



b. The shell (dry, rather broken) from a. 



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