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that MIT eauii-lll il: I lie poiimU :ill<l \\eir- liiox||\ enter ill the 

 niiilit. .-UK! e\iden',l\ when swimmini: iiloiiLi the -h>r- in -!,. ><,U. 

 ,Tlle\ :IIT often found ill tin- lllorililiu -.i I'M 1 1 In I oil the beach ill 

 immense numbers. e*pcciall\ when tin-re is :i full moon. ami il i- 

 thought by maii\ of the fishermen lint thi^ i- because, lil<' 

 man\ other noei urnril :iniin;ils. tlie\ II.-IXT tin- li:ilit nt' t iirnin-j- 



toward and gazing :it :i iiri^lit light, and since thej -\vim i.;ick- 

 \\.-inls. ;lu'\ lift .-isliorc on the l>cachc> u|i|M)>itf tin- i>o^ilion of 

 the moon. This luliii i^ :ilo ^oinct imc inUi-n :nl\ Miil.-i^c of 1>\ 



the fishermen, who capture tlu-m tor loit lor roil-iUh: tin- 

 out in d:irk ni^his with torclu-s in their lumts. nnd l>\ :idv;nicinLi 

 >lowl\ 1o\\:inl :i l>c;i.-h. ,|ri\<' i hem iishoiv. \' KIM: I i.l.. 



* Hdy ifjiif/i/i', jh'akj/, xin.ootli uhor?- and below. Cup* of f>enile artm equal, 



rate. Typ>>'<'t 



f Second m<d third pair* <>f motile tin/i-n iritJinut <my m</i,branaceoux fringe 



on the inner edge of the /v///v<// *////, hut replaced by a row 



of small, conical tubercles. 



% Tentacles with eight roic* of numerous n/n,all ////>* near the end of the club. 



O. BAGITTATU8, LMIII. IM. TS. lirs. :U I . -'U2. vUf) : ])l. T ( .. ftgS. 

 343, :;44. :U(I. 



Hc;nl l:iriT. hody eloii^itt-. c\ lindric:d ; lins hi-ond. to^ct IM-I- 

 rt-o-iil:irly )-hoinl)oid:il. iu-:irlv luilf the leno'th oi' the body ; arms 

 thick, loin:. U-iiLilli '>. '2. 4. 1 : tentacles as loinr as the body, 

 compressed, the club scarcely enlarged, the lower cups in two 



serio. the ceiitr.'il in tour, the upper in ci^lil scries, teeth of the 

 riiiL r > obtuse. Shell narrow, elongate, its lateral ril>s the largest. 

 the apical cone lar^e. Lciijrth. l'> to 1^ inches. 



/.''/rope; Great llritnin. to Mediterranean : 



Newfoundland ; New England Coast. 



This species is migratory, so ;hat it is sonu-tinies taken in 

 irreat (pianiities; it is called Calaniaio ty the Italian fishermen. 

 and is sold in the markets ; but only to the poorer classes, 

 llcsh. although tender, has an unpleasant la>ie. The female is 

 shorter and Moiiter than the male. I figure (). /'/ 

 LeMicur (fii:. :\\'2). the American rcprcsentnt i ve of thi> -p. 

 it is considered distinct by ^oiiie nat urali-l -. 



* Hi-port T. >. Fi>h C..iMiMissi..inM- lor 1^7:;. j,. Ul & 



