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PROCEEDINGS OF THE \ ITIONAL MUSEl l/. 



vol. 38. 



SPHjERAMMINA OVALIS, new species. 



Description. Tesl oval or spherical, composed of a series of cham- 

 bers, with a straight axis, each chamber as added extending back 

 and enveloping the preceding; chambers oval or nearly spherical: 

 wall of fine sand firmly cemented; aperture elliptical or rounded; 

 color, grayish or yellowish brown. 

 Diameter 1 to 2 nun. 



Type-specimen. — Cat. No. 8223, U.S.N.M., from Albatross station 



5236, oil' the eastern coast of Min- 

 danao; 494 fathoms. 



This species in many ways resem- 

 bles the Miocene KUijtsoulhia ellip- 

 soides. The characters of the wall 

 are similar to those of Ilormosina. 



Figs. 8-10.— Spii.ekammin \ <>\ u.is. x 15. 

 From photograph. Figs. 8 and 9, side 



VIEW! FIG. 10, Al'KKil l: U. Y1KW. 



HAPLOPHRAGMOIDES GRANDIFORMIS, new 

 species. 



Description. — Test free, involute, 

 planospiral ; chambers low and broad, 

 seven to nine in the last-formed coil, 

 inflated; peripheral line of the test 

 in side view considerably depressed 

 at the sutures; wall composed of 

 rather coarse sand grains with a considerable proportion of yellowish- 

 brown cement , somewhat rough on the exterior: aperture an elongate, 

 curved slit at the base of the ap- 

 ertural lace of the chamber; color. 

 lighl brown. 



Diameter, about 3 mm. 

 Type-specimen.- Cat. No. 8217, 

 r.S.N.M., from Albatross station 

 5152, near the Tawi Tawi group; 



•". I hit horns. 



This is a large species somewhat 

 enabling //. canariense, but in- 

 v olute \\ it h broad low chambers. 



AMMOBACULITES REOPHACIFORMIS, new 

 species. 



Description. Test free, elongate- 

 fusiform; earlj portion consisting »- "■ ^SH^T, ST"™ 



ol chambers arranged in a close- 

 coiled planospiral series, much compressed, later portion straight, 

 Reophax-Mke, coifeisting of a linear series of chambers progressively 

 increasing in size; wall coarsely arenaceous, rough, fairly thick; 



