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side and a broad fin on the dorso-internal aspect. The horny ring 
is small and has a smooth margin. 
The Surface is smooth. 
The Colour is a dull grey dorsally, pale yellowish below. 
The Shell is broad, subelliptical in outline , the anterior extremity 
bounded by two straight lines, which form obtuse rounded-off angles 
with each other and the sides of the shell ; the posterior is rounded 
gradually off. The dorsal surface has a faint ridge passing to each 
of the three angles just mentioned, and is covered with curved rows 
of tubercles parallel to the anterior margin. The ventral surface is 
but little elevated ; the last loculus occupies one-third of it, and is 
bounded behind by a broadly open curve with three or four 
irregular sinuations in it. The striated area is hollowed posteriorly, 
and is marked by grooves corresponding to the sinuations just 
mentioned. The inner cone arises about half-way along the striated 
area, curves evenly outwards, and then rises into a distinct ridge, 
forming a wall separate from the margin of the shell ; its ventral 
surface is marked by a number of striae pointing in the direction of 
the spine , which is of medium length and strength, and curved 
gently upwards. 
Hah. South of Papua (Station 188), 28 fathoms ; four specimens, 
1 , 3 $. Also Station 190, 49 fathoms ; four specimens, 1 , 3 $. 
Sepia Smithif Hoyle. 
Sepia Smithi, Hoyle, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 5, vol. xvi. p. 190, 
1885. 
The Body is of medium breadth, widest one-third back, curving 
evenly to a pointed posterior extremity. The fin is nearly one- 
third the breadth of the body, extending from the anterior margin of 
the mantle to within four millim. of its fellow at the posterior 
extremity. The mantle-margin projects to a considerable extent 
over the head dorsally, and is slightly emarginate ventrally. The 
siphon is long, reaching up to the interspace between the ventral 
arms. 
The Head is of medium breadth and the eyes prominent. 
The Arms are subequal, their order of length being 4, 3, 2, 1 ; 
they are a little more than half as long as the body ; the dorsal are 
* Called after Mr Edgar A. Smith, F.Z.S., of the British Museum. 
