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It has been taken off the European coast by the Porcupine and 

 Valorous Expeditions, in 1450 to 1750 fathoms; and by the Norwe- 

 gian Arctic Expedition, in G56 to 1353 fathoms. 



Pecten striatus Muiier. 



Miiller, Zool. Dan. Prodr., Xo. 2994 (t. Jeffreys). 

 . Jeffreys, Brit. Conch., vol. ii, p. 69; vol. v, p. 168, pi. 23, fig. 4. 



One valve, which has been identified as this species by Mr, Dall, 

 occurred off Martha's Vineyard, at station 949, in 100 fathoms, 1881 

 (No. 38,179). No other similar specimen has been taken by us. 



Avicula squamnlosa? Lam. 



A small Avicula, taken alive at the surface at station 2099 (No. 

 34,781), is referred to ihis species with some doubt. The shell is 

 rather broad and rounded for the genus, and but little oblique. Tiie 

 tail (cauda) is almost obsolete, forming only a slightly prominent 

 angle, shorter than the body of the shell, and separated from it only 

 by a slight emarginalion. The anterior auricle is small and rounded. 

 The Ijyssal notch is narrow and moderately deep. The body of the 

 shell is ornamented with from twelve to fourteen radiating rows of long, 

 narrow and slender scales, wliicli are transversely banded with purple 

 and white. The lines of growth are slightly lamellose toward the 

 margin and the whole surface appears under a lens to be minutely 

 punctate. The color is light yellow, becoming white on the umbos, 

 and irregularly and concentrically streaked with reddish brown. 

 The lower valve is concave toward the margin, but has scales and 

 coloration similar to the upper valve. 



Total length, 15"""; length of hinge line, 12™"'; height from the 

 ventral to dorsal margin, 11""". 



BRACHIOPODA. 

 Discina Atlantica King. 



King, Proc. Nat. Hist. Soc. Dublin, 1868, vol. v, p. ITO. 



Jeffreys, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist, for 1876, p. 252 ; Proc. Geol. Soc. Loudon, for 

 1878. p. 415, pL 23, fig. 7. 



Several specimens of this species were taken by the Albatross in 

 1883. I have identified these with specimens in Mr. Jeffreys' collec- 

 tion, now in the U. S. National Museum. 



Station 2043, in 1467 fathoms, two specimens (No. 38,429) ; station 

 2096, in 1251 fathoms, ten specimens (No. 35,170). 



