I . I 1 1 - 1 I I \ . . 



-iluated in nipples; |M-:II| -oincu lot rli(>nilioil:il. i.ill; 



t^rms ver\ short. having t \\ . . rows of suckers \\ith entire rii 



tentacle- short, but nearly three time- tin- length of tin- ai 

 .with well-detimd chili-, beMriiiL: nunieroii> *mall sucker- :inl 

 '\\ inued dorvMlly. Shell very thin. wide, the >ide iiur-in- -I r:ii>_iht 

 :ind pMTMlh'!. rounded hrhiiid. ohtiiscly pointrd in front : dor-Mi 

 surtMcr sniooth. vt'iitr:il siirl':nT with :i |yr:niiil:il drpo-it o!' 

 i-liMlky phitrs, the- Mpi-x phiced to the po-tci'ior end. tin- -tii;i- 

 di-tMiit Mild COMTSC. with M <M'iitr:il loiiiiit .ndin.-il Liroo\i-. 

 l.t-iiiTtli. iiicludinii- tcnlMclf-, -J-s in<-hc-. 



Cape of Good Hope. 



F.-nnily XII. IJKLOSKIM ID.K. 

 Gkniu BELOSEPIA, Volt/.. 



Three species from tin- KuropeMii teiliMry Mre ret'erre<l to this 

 lienus. wliit-h is douhtt'ully sepMrMblo from Sepia. The prinoip:il 

 c'liMi'Mftei 1 of the slioll is the hood of duilky phites, which cover- 

 tlie posterior en<l ; these p:irt.iti<ms :iiv re<;ul:irly placed Mini 

 sepMi-Mted by CM\ ities. Tin- rostrum is thick, turned towards the 

 l:u-k : the wing-like extensions of the <\\c\\ Mre Hi:dky. 



S. SKIMOIDKA. HlMinv. IM.il;"). fio-s. 44. 441). Koeene. Lmn1nn. 



iJ ( -nu COCCOTEUTHIS, Ow.. n . 



Two fossil species from the Jiir:ssic of Europe are included 

 under this iiMine. They resemble Scpiii in hnvingthe dorsal side 

 of the shell iiT.-muhited. 'hut the ventral side is horny instead of 

 chalky : the posterior end has loii^ win^-like t'\pMiisioii>. 



C. if, \STIKOKMIS. Kiippell. PI. ( .K"). lio-. 4;)0. 



Family XIII. I'.F LF.M N IT I D .K. 



The shell of r.eleinnites consists fundamentally f : 

 1. A hollow cone, the f>lt r<i</,,, <,<-,,,,, (lio-s. 4.~> 1 , 4.")L ) ). with a 

 thin shelly wall, termed the COnotfltca, and which is divided 1>\ 

 transverse septa, concave above and convex In-low, into cham- 

 IMTS or loculi : the eliMinhers are perforated near the ventral 

 margin by a *t/>/i uncle. 



