"The typical genus <em>Aquilla</em> is frequently called the <em>Sea-Mantis</em>. Some of them attain the length of a foot or more, but their average size is about three to four inches." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Squilla

"The typical genus Aquilla is frequently called the Sea-Mantis. Some of them attain…

"The common species of Squilla is <em>squilla mantis</u>, so called for its supposed resemblance to the insect mantis."&mdash;Finley, 1917

Squilla

"The common species of Squilla is squilla mantis, so called for its supposed resemblance to the