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two places off the west coast of New Zealand, at 150 and{275 

 fathoms (Brady). 



Cristellaria reniformis, d'Orbigny. 



Gristellaria reniformis, d'Orbigny, 1846, Foram. Foss. Vienna, 

 p. 88, pi. hi, 'figs. 39, 40. Brady, 1884, Rep. Chall, vol. ix, 

 p. 539, pi. lxx, figs. 3 a, b. Chapman, 1895, Proc. Zool. 

 Soc. Lond., p. 33. Flint, 1899, Rep. U.S. Nat. Mus. (1897) 

 p. 315, pi. lxii, fig. 2. 



A single example was found in the present sounding. This 

 species has been previously recorded from the South Pacific, 

 but is always found sparingly. 



Cristellaria schloenbachi, Reuss. 



Cristellaria schloenbachi, Reuss, 1862, Sitzungb. d. k. Ak. Wiss. 

 Wien, vol. xlvi, p. 65, pi. vi, figs. 14, 15. Bradv, 1884, 

 Rep. Chall., vol. ix, p. 539. pi. lxvii, fig. 7. Millett, 1903, 

 Journ. R. Micr. Soc, p. 253. 



One fine example was found in our material. 

 The nearest recorded localities to the present appear to be 

 Raine Island and the Malay Archipelago. 



Cristellaria tricarinella, Reuss. 



Cristellaria tricarinella, Reuss, 1862, Sitzungsb. d. k. Ak. 

 Wiss. Wien, vol. xlvi, p. 68, pi. vii, fig. 9 ; pi. xii, figs. 2-4. 

 Egger, 1893. Abhandl. k. bayer. Ak. Wiss., cl. ii, vol. xviii, 

 abth. ii, p. 159, pi. xii, figs. 28, 29. 



This interesting cristellarian is fairly common in the 

 present series. The " Challenger " records are all in the 

 Pacific, one locality being off the west coast of New Zealand, 

 at 150 fathoms. Egger records this species from Mauritius, 

 and off the west coast of Australia (" Gazelle "). 



Cristellaria italica, Defrance sp. 



Saracenaria italica, Defrance, 1824, Diet. Sci. Nat., vol. xxxii, 

 p. 177; 1827, vol. xlvii, p. 344; Atlas Conch., pi. xiii, 

 fig. 6. Cristellaria italica, Defr. sp., Flint, 1899, Rep. U.S. 

 Nat. Mus. (1897), p. 316, pi. Ixm, fig. 6. Mdlett, 1903, 

 Journ. R. Micr. Soc, p. 256. 



Several specimens were selected from our sample. It has 

 a rather wide distribution, but it is never very common. It 

 was found at four " Challenger ' stations in the South 

 Pacific 



