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NODOSARIA HISPIDA d'Orbigny. 

 (Plato 57, fig. 1.) 



Composed of a linear series of globular segments, eaeli with or with- 

 out a more or less prolonged tubular neck, arranged usually in a 

 straight line, the whole surface thickly beset with short, mostly tubular 

 spines. Length, about 2.5 mm. (-^ inch). 



Locality.— Gulf of Mexico (station 2398), 227 fathoms. 



NODOSARIA HISPIDA, variety SUBLINEATA Brady. 



(Plate 56, fig. 4.) 



Varies from V. hispida in that delicate raised lines take the place of 

 spines over a portion of the surface of one or more of the segments. 

 Locality. — Gulf of Mexico (station 2378), G8 fathoms. 



NODOSARIA MUCRONATA Neugeboren. 

 (Plate 57, fig. 2.) 



Elongate, conical, more or less curved, tapering to a point at the 

 aboral end, the linal segment also frequently prolonged and conical; 

 sutures oblique and full; surface smooth and even; aperture radiate. 

 Length, about 1.5 mm. (^ inch). 



Localities. — South of Marthas Vineyard and Gulf of Mexico (stations 

 2550, 25G8, 2383), 390, 1,181, and 1,781 fathoms. 



NODOSARIA COMATA Batsch. 

 (Plate 57, fig. 3.) 



Ovate or long-oval, tapering and rounded at both ends, composed 

 of a few segments arranged in a straight series; sutures slightly 

 depressed; surface ornamented with numerous longitudinal ridges 

 extending from the extreme point of the initial segment to about the 

 middle of the final one. Length, about 0.75 mm. (^ inch). 



Localities. — Gulf of Mexico, coast of Georgia, off Cape liomain 

 (stations 2352, 2377, 2416, 2027), 210 to 403 fathoms. 



NODOSARIA OBLIQUA Linnaeus. 

 (Plate 57, fig. 4.) 



Long, slightly curved, tapering, slender, the initial end generally 

 terminating in a spine; segments numerous, the later ones somewhat 

 inflated; sutures more or less depressed; surface ornamented with 

 numerous longitudinal, continuous ridges. Section shows the chambers, 

 cavities, and the communicating passages. 



Localities. — Off Atlantic coast of the United States, and the Gulf of 

 Mexico (stations 2264, 2313, 2394, 2530, 2550), 99 to 1,081 fathoms. 



