sepluxe:: sepia. 107 



Sepia inermis Hassell, MS.; Ferussac, Ceph. Acet. t. 6*. not t. 20. 



part; D'Orb. Moll. Viv. et Fos. i. 295. 

 Sepia sinensis D'Orb. Ceph. Acet. Seiches, t. 9. f. 1, 2. 1839, from 



Chinese drawing, Moll. Viv. et Fos. i. 299. 

 Niao-tse-in, Encyclopedic Japonaise. 



a. China. In spirits. Presented by P. Card, Esq. 



h. The shell of a. 



c, d. Animals. Salted specimens, as sold in Canton market. 



Presented by Tradescant Lay, Esq. 

 e,f. The shell of c. and d. 



21. Sepia microcheirus. 



Body ovate, oblong, smooth, rounded behind, spotted with violet. 

 Fins broad, thickened, wider behind. Ears with a raised edge 

 behind. Sessile arms short, triangular, unequal ; order of length, 

 4, 3, 1, 2 ; cups in four rows ; rings entire on the narrow, and 

 narrow teeth on the broad edge. Tentacular arms lanceolate ; 

 cups exceedingly small, equal-sized, in ten or twelve series. 

 Shell ovate, oblong, wrinkled, acuminate in front, narrow and 

 rounded behind ; convex above, cartilaginous underneath, and 

 expanded into two wings behind ; beneath with a strong central 

 groove in front. 



Sepia microcheirus Gray, Brit. Mus. 1830. 



Sepia inermis Hasselt, MS. fide D'Orb. et Feruss. Ceph. Acet. 

 Seiches, t. 20. f. 1—9. 1839, not t. 6. ; D'Orb. Paleont. univ. t. 3. 

 f. 9, 10., Paleont. etrang. t. 3. f. 9, 10., Moll. Viv. et Fos. i. 295. 

 t. 12. f. 9, 10. ring of cup. 



Hab. India. 



a. India. Young. In spirits. Presented by General Hard- 



wicke. 



b. The shell of a. dry. 



c. India. Young. In spirits. 



d. The shell of c. dry. 



e. India. Young. 



/. The shell of e. dry. 



g. India. ? In spirits. Presented by Mr. John Leadbeater, 



senior. 

 h. The shell of g. in a bad condition. In spirits. 

 i. India. Very young. In spirits. Presented by General 



Hardwicke. 



fff Shell oblong, rounded behind, beaked 

 22. Sepia rostrata. 

 Body thick, rounded, narrow before, obtuse behind. Fins thick, 

 narrow in front, dilated behind. Sessile arms elongate, slender, 



F 6 



