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exterior longitudinally placed, those of the interior transversely, giv- 

 ing a test of great rigidity. 



TECHNITELLA LEGUMEN Norman. 



Plate 9, figs. 1, 2; plate 10, fig. 1; plate 16, figs. 7, 8; plate 24, figs. 3-5; plate 26, fig. 5. 



Technitella legumen Norman, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 5, vol. 1, 1878, p. 279, 

 pi. 16, figs. 3, 4. — H. B. Brady, Rep. Voy. Challenger, Zoology, vol. 9, 1884, 

 p. 246, pi. 25, figs. 8-12.— Goes, Kongl. Svensk. Vet. Akad. Handl., vol. 

 25, No. 9, 1894, p. 14, pi. 3, figs. 20-27.— Rhumbler, Arch. Prot., vol. 3, 

 1903, p. 256, fig. 96 (in text).— Bakin, Rep. Ceylon Pearl Oyster Fish., vol. 

 5, 1906, p. 232. — Heron-Allen and Earland, Journ. Quekett Micr. Club, 

 ser. 2. vol. 10, 1909, pp. 406, 408, 412, pi. 34, fig. 10.— Cushman, Bull. 71 , 

 U. S. Nat. Mus., pt. 1, 1910, p. 47, fig. 53 (in text).— Heron-Allen and 

 Earland, Journ. Roy. Mcr. Soc, 1912, p. 382, pi. 5, figs. 1, 2; pi. 6, fig. 1; 

 Proc. Roy. Irish Acad., vol. 31, pt. 64, 1913, p. 37. — Chapman, Zool. Results 

 Endeavour, vol. 3, pt. 1, 1915, p. 13. 



Descri'piion. — Test free, usually elongate, pyriform, subcyKndrical, 

 fusiform or elongate oval, consisting of a single undivided chamber; 

 wall thin, composed of sponge spicules and fine sand or amorphous 

 white material, the spicules usually whole and of nearly the same 

 size, those of the interior arranged trans vereely, those of the exterior 

 longitudinally; aperture rounded, at the smaller end of the test, usu- 

 ally without a definite neck; color usually pure white, sometimes 

 grayish. 



Length, up to 2.5 mm. 



Distribution. — ^Although widely distributed this species never seems 

 to occur in any great numbers. The Atlantic records consist of the 

 follo^^ing: South of Bukken, Norway, 150-300 fathoms; 30 miles west 

 of Valentia, Ireland, 112 fathoms (Norman); off Cumbrae, 60-65 

 fathoms (Robertson) ; North Sea and off Clare Island, Ireland (Heron- 

 Allen and Earland); coast of Sweden (Goes); south of Pernambuco, 

 Brazil, 350 fathoms; and east of Buenos Ayi*es, 1,900 fathoms (Brady). 

 Outside the Atlantic it is known from off Christmas Harbor, Kergue- 

 len Islands, 120 fathoms; off Sydney, New South Wales, 410 fathoms; 

 north of the Society Islands, 2,350 fathoms; off the Fiji Islands and 

 east of Japan, 1,875 fathoms (Brady); Gulf of Manaar (Dakin); and 

 east of Tasmania, 1,122 fathoms (Chapman). 



The specimens from the Malay .Vi'chipelago figured by Millett are 

 referred to Nouria liarrisii by Heron-^\llen and Earland, who exam- 

 ined Millett's specimens. 



The structure made by the two sets of spicules at right angles to 

 one another is very strong. The details of the structure are given 

 by Heron-Allen and Earland, but it is worthy of note that Goes in 

 1894 in his figures, especially figure 26, where the interior is shown, 

 made out this same structure. In the figure referred to the spicules 

 on the interior are horizontal, those of the exterior vertical. 



