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one-third of its extent, and is bounded posteriorly by a wavy line 
with three parts ; the striated area is hollowed, so that this part of 
the shell is thin : the inner cone commences by two limbs, which 
arise half-way along the striated area, curve outwards and unite 
below the posterior apex with a broad chitinous band passing from 
one side of the shell to the other and forming a rather deep outer 
cone : the spine is short (but has been broken off) ; it bends 
slightly upwards and has a narrow longitudinal keel on its ventral 
surface. 
Hah. South of Papua (Station 188), in 28 fathoms. Two 
specimens, $. 
Sepia cultrata , Steen strap MS. 
Sepia cultrata, Steenstrup MS. 
,, ,, Hoyle, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 5, vol. xvi. p. 
198, 1885. ,i 
The Body is elongated, broadest about the middle of its length. 
The Jins are rather narrow, about one-fourth the breadth of the 
body, commencing 2 millim. from the anterior edge of the body and 
approaching within 5 millim. of each other posteriorly ; the left is 
somewhat broader than the right. The mantle-margin extends far 
over the head dorsally and is not emarginate but slightly undulating 
ventrally. The siphon is short, terminating far short of the depres- 
sion between the ventral arms. 
The Head is broad, and the eyes very prominent. 
The Arms are subequal, the order of length being 4, 3, 1, 2 ; 
they are one-fourth the length of the body, all are flattened and 
taper evenly to fine points. The suckers are in four series, except in 
the right dorsal arm, where they appear to be in two, probably 
owing to its state of extreme compression; they are of medium 
size, many are deeply notched proximally and distally, and 
provided with fine meridional grooves on the margin : the horny 
ring is smooth and surrounded by a papillary area. The hectocotylus 
is not developed. The umbrella is small, widest between the lateral 
arms, where it reaches up to the sixth or seventh row of suckers. 
The buccal membrane has five distinct points, the ventral edge 
being thickened and forming a large folded spermatic cushion; it 
bears no suckers. The outer lip is thick, and marked with fine 
longitudinal grooves ; the inner is papillate. 
