CATALOGUE. 



MOLLUSCA CEPHALOPODA. 



SQUIDS AND CUTTLES. 



Ommastrephes illecebrosa, Verrill. Squid, Flying Calamary, Sea-arrow. 

 Northeast coast of North America. 



33655. New England coast. United States Fish Commission. 



33660. Eastport, Maine. United States Fish Commission. 



Loligo pealii, Lesueur. Common Squid. South Carolina to Massa- 

 chusetts Bay. 



33656. New England coast. United States Fish Commission. 



Loligo brevis, Blainville. Calamary or Ink-fish. Southern and south- 

 eastern coasts of the United States. 



33661. Coast of Louisiaua. United States Fish Commission. 



Architeuthis princeps, Verrill. Giant Squid. Coast of Newfoundland 

 and adjacent waters. Model made by Mr. J. H. Emerton, from 

 measurements and descriptions of a Squid thrown ashore at Cat- 

 alina, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, September 21, 1877. Princi- 

 pal dimensions: Length of body, 8 feet; Length of head, 

 1£ feet; length of tentacles, 30 feet; length of 1st pair of arms, 

 S£ feet ; length of 2d pair of arms, 9J feet ; length of 3d and 4th 

 pair of amis, 11 feet ; greatest diameter of body, 2J feet. 



Octopus pmictatus, Gabb. Octopus, or Devil Fish. Northwest coast of 

 the United States. Model made by Messrs. J. H. Emerton 

 and Win. Palmer, from inspection of small specimens, and pub- 

 lished measurements and descriptions. Length of longest 

 arms, 16 feet; length of shortest arms, 13 feet; diameter of 

 circle swept by arms, 18 feet. 



MOLLUSCA GASTEROPODA. 

 SEA SNAILS. 



Useful for food or bait. 



Buccinum undatum, Linne\ Whelk. Long Island Sound to Greenland. 

 Not common south of Cape Cod, except in deep water. Very 

 abundant on coast of Maine. 



33637. Vineyard Sound, United States Fish Commission, 

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