CATALOGUE 



OF THE 



IN THE COLLECTION OF 

 THE GOVERNMENT CENTRAL MUSEUM, MADRAS, 



CLASS I. CEPHALOPODA. Cuvi&r, 1798. 



ORDER I. DIBRANCHIATA. Owen, 1838. 



SUB-ORDER I. OCTOPODA. Leach, 1817. 



FAMILY 1. OCTOPID^E. D'Orbigny, 1837. 



GENUS. OCTOPUS. Lamarck, 1799. 



1 O. aranea. D'Orbigny. Madras.") 



2 O. Indicus. Rnppell. F UJ1 %> in Spilit * 



FAMILY 3. ARGONAUTID^E. Reeve, 1841. 



GENUS. ARGOXAUTA. Linnaus, 1758. 

 1 A. tuberculosa. Lamarck. Brazil. 



SUB-ORDER 2. DECAPODA. Leach, 1817. 

 FAMILY 8. LOLIGID^E. D'Orligny, 1837. 



GENUS. LOLIGO. Lamarck, 1799. 

 1 L. Duvaucellii. D'Orbigny. Madras. Young, in spirit, 



FAMILY 12. SPIRULID^E. D'Orbigny, 1837. 



GENUS. SPIRULA. Lamarck, 1799. 

 1 S. Peronii. Lamarck. Indian Seas.* 



ORDER 2. TETRABRANCHIATA. Owen, 1838. 

 FAMILY. NAUTILIDJ3. Owen, 1838. 

 GENUS. NAUTILUS. Linnaeus, 1757. 



1 N. Ponipilius. Linnaeus. a Indian Archipe- 



lago.* 



b Port Blair, An- Lt. McGoun. 

 damans. 



2 N. stcnomphalus. Sowerby. Dr. Gamach. 



