1900.] 



A RARE CUTTLEFISH, 



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at its base or anterior extremity. It is of a dark-brown colour, 

 in texture somewhat similar to hyaline cartilage, and it is built up 



Fig. 2. 





, 





4 



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A, right tentacular dub of Ancisfroteuthis. x§. 

 a. basa] cluster of puds and suckers ; b, double row of large books ; 



C, terminal cluster of small suckers. 



13, extremity of tentacle. XlJ. 



of ensheathing laminae, cone within cone. In its present state it 



65* 



