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Textularia folium, Parker & Jones. 



(PI. 9, Fig. 4.) 



T. folium, Parker & Jones, 1865, Phil. Trans., vol. civ., pp. 370, 

 420, pi. xviii., fig. 19. 



This delicate little species is chiefly confined to coral reefs in 

 the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It was originally described from 

 shore-sand near Melbourne by Parker and Jones, and one of the 

 " Challenger " records is from Bass Straits, 38 fathoms. 



M.H., rare. 



Genus Clavulina, d'Orbigny. 

 Clavulina parisiensis, d'Orb. ; var. multicamerata, nov. 



(PI. 9, Fig. 5.) 



This variety differs from the type-form in the lowness, and 

 consequently greater width, of the chambers of the later, 

 uniserial part of the test. Since all the specimens met with show 

 this feature, it seems advisable to separate it as a variety or 

 sub- variety. 



Sh., moderately rare. 



Sub-family Bulimininae. 



Genus Bulimina, d'Orbigny. 



Bulimina elegans, d'Orbigny. 



P. eleyans, d'Orb., 1826, Ann. >Sci. Xat., vol. vii., p. 270, No. 10 — 

 Jlodele, No. 9 ; Millett, 1900, Journ. R. Micr. Soc, p. 274, 

 pi. ii., fig. 1. 



B., rare. 



Bulimina buchiana, d'Orbigny. 



(PI. 9, Fig. 6.) 



B. buchiana, d'Orb., 1846, Foram. Foss. Vienne, p. 186, pi. xi., 

 figs. 15—18. 



This species is usually found in moderately deep water. 

 M.H., very rare, a finely striate variety. 



