SS The Irish Naturalist, February, 



FORAMINIFERA. 



BY JOSEPH WKIGHT, F.G.S. 



[The shell-sand gathered near high-water mark inside the 

 harbour at Lambay, which yielded so many small mollusca to 

 Mr. Colgan's list, was crowded with Foraminifera, a few 

 common species, such as M Molina mbrotunda, Massilina 

 secans, and Truncahdina hbatvla, largely predominating. 

 Samples of this material, and also of sand dredged off the 

 harbour ; and shell-sand collected at Talbot's Bay, were 

 submitted to Mr. Wright, who kindly reports as follows. — 

 R. LI. P.] 



Sheee-sand, Lambay Harbour. 



Miliolina trigonula (Lamk.), r. Lagena Williaiusoni (Alcock), f. 



M. seminulum (Linue), c. L. squamosa (Montag.), v.r. 



M. auberiana (d'Orb.), r. L. lucida (Will.), r. 



M. Ferussacii (d'Orb), v.r. Pohmorphina gibba, d'Orb., f. 



M. subrotunda (Montag.), v.c. Discorbina globularis (d'Orb.), c. 



M. contorta (d Orb ), r. D. rosacea (d'Orb.), r. 



M. bicornis (W. &J.), r. D. nitida (Will.), v.r. 



Massilina secans (d'Orb.), v.c. Planorbulina niediterranensis, 

 Haplophragmiuni canariense d'Orb., f. 



(d'Orb), v.r. Truncatiiliualobatula(W. &J.), v.c. 



Textularia gramen, d'Orb., v.r. T. variabilis, d'Orb., v.r. 



T. conica, d'Orb., v.r. Rotalia Beccarii (Linne), c. 

 Verueuilina polystropha (Rss.), v.r. Gypsina inhaerens (Schulze), v.r. 



Bulimina pupoides, d'Orb., f. Nonionina depressula (W. & J.), c. 



B. elongata, d'Orb., v.r. N. asterizans (F. & M.), r. 



Bolivina punctata, d'Orb., v.r. N. pauperata, B. & W., v.r. 



Lagena sulcata (W. & J.), v.r. Polystomella crispa (Linne^, c. 



L. costata (Will ), v.r. P. macella (F. & M.), c. 



L semistriata, Will., v r. P. striato-punctata (F. & M.), c. 



Dredgings oee Lambay Harbour 2 ems., eow water. 



Miliolina setuinulum (Linue), f. Discorbina globularis (d'Orb.), c. 



M. subrotunda (Montag.), r. Truncatulina lobatula (W. & J.), c 



Massilina secans (d'Orb.), c. Rotalia Beccarii (Linue), v r. 



Bulimina pupoides, d'Orb., v.r. Nonionina asterizans (F. & M.), f. 



Bolivina punctata, d'Orb., v.r. Polystomella crispa (Lirin£), v.r. 



B. plicata, d'Orb., v.r. P. striato-punctata (F. & M.), c. 

 Lagena lucida (Will.), v.r. 



