TEUTHID^S. 



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filled with layers of spongy substance, supported 

 by pillars. 



Sepia (Linn.). Cuttle-fish. Arms with four 

 rows of suckers ; mantle supported by warts, fitting 

 into sockets on the neck and funnel. 



S. officinalis. Fig. 210; ^n.s. 

 Rupellaria. 

 biserialis. 



213 



FAMILY II. TEUTHID^E. 



Animal with the body lengthened ; fins short, 

 broad, mostly at the hinder end ; shell a horny, 

 flexible pen. 



Loligo(L&mk.}. Squid. Body smooth, lengthened, 

 taper behind ; fins united, rhombic; arms with two 

 oblique rows of suckers ; tips of tentacles with four 

 rows ; eyes covered with skin. Shell pen-like, with 

 the shaft produced in front. 

 L. vulgaris. 



media. Fig. 211 ; J n. s. 

 marmorse. 





