NO. 2 H ARTM AN, BARNARD: BENTHIC FAUNA OF DEEP BASINS 271 



PATTON ESCARPMENT 



Sta. Depth Standing crop Bio-index, 



m per sample individuals to 



gms species 



5937 1426 poor sample 31/18 



5938 1760 3$ 105/44 



Sta. 5937: 



Screenings consisted of sand, rocks, a dead gastropod, a few tests of 

 Cyclamina, and small hollow balls of dark gray sand. 

 Polychaetes 



Aricidea fuschakovi — 2 

 Chaetozone spinosa — 2 

 fEteone sp. — 1 

 Goniada brunnea — 2 

 J\Ielinnexis moorei — 3 

 Nothria stigmatis — 1 

 Paraonis gracilis — 1 

 Polyophthalmus transluccns — 2 

 Scoloplos acmeceps profundus — 1 

 Spiophanes anoculata — 4 

 Crustaceans 

 tanaid — 1 

 isopods 



munnid — 1 



gnathiid — 1 

 amphipods 



Ampelisca macroccphala unsocalae — 1 



Ampelisca plumosa — 3 



Harpinia sp. — 1 



Echinoderm, ophiuroid, Ophiura leptoctcnia — 1 

 Mollusk, clam — 3 



Sta. 5938: 



Screenings consisted of sand and gravel, siliceous sponge, Cyclamina 

 and other foraminifers. 



Polychaetes 



ampharetid — 2 juv. 



