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Dimensions. — Diameter of the cortical shell OKi, of the medullary shell 0-04; breadth of the 



s 0-06, of the bridges 0-03. 



Habitat. — North Pacific, Station 244, depth 2900 fathoms. 



3. Hexajjyle circulari.s, n. sp. 



Cortical shell circular, four times as broad as the triangular, TVio^jy/e-shaped medullary shell. 

 Surface smooth. Three arms half as broad as the three kidney-shaped gates on each side of the shell. 



Dimensions. — Diameter of the cortical shell 0-2, of the medullary shell O'Co ; breadth of the 

 gates 0"08, of the bridges between them 0"04. 



Habitat. — Pacific, central area, Station 2GG, depth 2750 fathoms. 



4. Hexapyle triacantha, u. sp. 



Cortical shell triangular, thorny, with three pointed corners, prolonged into three strong conical 

 radial spines ; its diameter four times as gTeat as that of the medidlary shell. Three arms of the 

 same breadth as the three egg-shaped gates of each side. 



Dimensions. — Diameter of the cortical shell (or length of one side of the triangle, without spines) 

 0"2, of the medullary shell 0'05 ; breadth of the gates and of the Ijridges between them 0'06. 



Habitat. — Indian Ocean, surface ; Madagascar, Eabbe. 



5. Hexajyyle hexacantha, u. sp. 



Cortical shell hexagonal, tliorny, three times as broad as the medullary shell. Six stronger 

 conical radial spines on the six corners at equal distances, lying in the equatorial plane of the disk. 

 Three half girdles half as broad as the three triangidar gates of each side. 



Dimensions. — Diameter of the cortical shell 0'15, of the medullary shell 0"05 ; breadth of the 

 gates 0'05, of the bridges 0'025. 



Habitat. — North Pacific, Station 253, depth 3125 fathoms. 



6. Hexapyle dodecantJia, n. sp. (PL 48, fig. 16). 



Cortical shell triangular, thorny, with rounded corners, three and a half times as broad as the 

 medullary shell. Twelve stronger radial spines, six opposite in pairs on each side of the discoidal 

 shell, as prolongations of the lateral edges of the triangular gates, which are about the same breadth 

 as the half girdles between them. 



Dimensions. — Diameter of the cortical shell 0'21, of the medullary shell 0'06 ; breadth of the 

 gates and of the bridges 0'06. 



Habitat. — Pacific, central area. Station 2*70, surface. 



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