128 PINNOCTOPUS, ELEDONE. 



Genus PINNOCTOPUS, Orb. 

 P. CORDIFORM1S, Qlioy. PI. 40. tier. C>4. 



Body orbicular, tuberculate. winded : arms long, nearly equal. 

 lateral ones shortest; eyes rather prominent. Ked brown; arms 

 with pnle blue lunules. 



Total length. o<) in.; length of body. S in. 



New Zealand. 



Genus ELEDONE, Leach. 

 a. Ocular cirri one ; arms sub-equal. 

 K. MOSCHATUS. Lam. PI. 40, figs. 65, 66. 



Body oblong, smooth, minutely granulate or cirrose at t he- 

 will of the animal; arms elongate, graceful, Color grayish or 

 yellowish, with sj)ots of blackish punctations. the border of the 

 umbrella bluish. 



Total length. 440 mill.; length of arms. -JOO mill. ; of body. 

 '.> mill-. 



Having the odor of musk even after death. 



This species inhabits from 10 to 100 metres in depth, rocky as 

 well as sandy shores; it appears in the markets of (-Jen on in 

 quantities from September to May. It is aide to throw itself 

 out of the water to a distance of 8 or 10 feet, and can also eject 

 water from its funnel for over a foot. Yerany has seen it repeal 

 this jet eight times, taking six to eight respirations between 

 each jet. 



Notwithstanding its musky odor, this species is preferred for 

 food to E. Aldrovandi ; some skin it, and others use seasoning 

 to diminish this odor. Its tlesh is more tender than that of the 

 Octopus, hut it has less taste and is not so well liked. It is used 

 boiled, as a salad, fried or as ;i ragout. It is called Moscariello 

 at Naples. Purpu Muscareddii in Sicily. Moscardino at Leghorn 

 and Genoa. Nouscarin at Nice, and Purpu Mtiscao in Sardinia. 



Mediterranean. 



The women of the tribe of \Ptalassa (Algiers) anoint their 

 hair with the bl.-ick liquid which they collect from this mollusk. 

 but whether they use it as -\ dye or for the sake of its musk-like 

 perfume. I do not know. The perfume appears to me to be 

 capable of industrial use. AUCAPITATNE, Rev. el Mag. Zool., 



;. 1862. 



