FORAMINIFERA OF THE PHILIPPINE AND ADJACENT SEAS. 145 



Genus TRITAXIA Reuss, 1860. 



TRITAXIA TRICARINATA (Reuss). 



Plate 28, figs. 2a, 6. 



Textularia tricarinata Reuss, Verst. Bohm. Kreid., pt. 1, 1845, p. 39, pi. 8, fig. 60. 



Tritazia tricarinata Reuss, Sitz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, vol. 40, 1860, p. 228, pi. 12, 

 figs. 1, 2.— H. B. Brady, Rep. Voy. Chaiknger, Zoology, vol. 9, 1884, p. 389, 

 pi. 49, figs. 8, 9.— CusHMAN, Bull. 71, U. S. Nat. Mus., pt. 2, 1911, p. 61, figs. 

 98a, 99 (in text). 



This species occurred at a number of stations in the region from 

 the following localities: Vicinity of Pujada Bay; Gulf of Davao; 

 China Sea, vicinity of Hongkong; China Sea, vicinity of Formosa; 

 Mindoro Strait; Jolo Sea; and east coast of Luzon. 



Some of the specimens are exceptionally fine and large. 



The only Challenger record for this species is from off Raine Island, 

 Torres Strait, 155 fathoms (283 meters). 



Tritaxia tricarinata — Material examined. 



Cat. 

 No. 



Coll. of- 



Locality. 



Depth 



in 

 fath- 

 oms. 



Bot- 

 tom 

 tem- 

 pera- 

 ture. 



Character of 

 bottom. 



Abundance. 



13209 

 13208 

 13207 

 13202 

 13206 

 13204 

 13203 

 13205 



S.N.M. 

 S.N.M. 



S.N.M. 



^U. S.N.M. 



S.N.M. 

 S.N.M. 

 S.N.M. 



20 37 00 N.; 115 43 00 E..' 208 



21 32 00 N.; 117 46 00 E.J 340 



6 52 05 N.; 126 14 15 E..J 171 



7 02 00 N.; 125 38 45 E..I 135 



12 26 30 N.; 120 37 45 E..! 310 

 9 37 45 N.: 121 11 00 E..! 495 



13 36 48 N.; 123 38 24 E..i 500 



° F. 

 50.5 



73.8 

 49.4 



gy.m.,s 



s.,br. Co 



gy.m 



m 



s 



gy. m.,co. s 

 gn.m.(net). 



Common. 

 Common . 

 Few. 



Few. 



Rare. 

 Few. 

 Rare. 



TRITAXIA INDISCRETA H. B. Brady. 



Plate 28, fig. 3. 



Clavulina indiscreta H. B. Brady, Quart. Journ. Micr. Sci., vol. 21, 1881, p. 55. 

 Tritaxia indiscreta H. B. Brady, Rep. Voy. Challenger, Zoology, vol. 9, 1884, p. 

 389, pi. 49, figs. 10, 11. 



A specimen which closely agrees with Brady's figures of this species, 

 both in character of the test and sutures, occurred at D5423, Jolo 

 Sea, 508 fathoms (930 meters), bottom temperature, 49.8° F. (9.8° C). 



Brady's specimens were from Challenger station 174, off Kandavu, 

 Fiji Islands, 210 fathoms (384 meters). 



Tritaxia indiscreta — Material examined. 



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