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fathoms (425 to 1,472 meters). Bottom temperatures were re- 

 corded from 10 of these stations, ranging from 40.1° to 52.8° F. (3.5° to 

 11.5° C). The stations are off southeastern Mindoro; off Jolo; north 

 of Tawi Tawi; Gulf of Tomini, Celebes; and Sibuko Bay, Borneo. 



Other North Pacific stations are about the Hawaiian Islands and 

 Galapagos Islands. 



Bulimina pupoides — Material examined. 



BULIMINA PYRULA d'Orblgny. 



Bulimina pyrula d'Orbigny, Foram. Foss. Vienne, 1846, p. 184, pi. 11, figs, 9, 

 10.— H. B. Brady, Rep. Voy. Challenger, Zoology, vol. 9, 1884, p. 399, pi. 50, 

 figs. 7-10.— CusHMAN, Bull. 71, U. S. Nat. Mus., pt. 2, 1911, p. 78, figs. 126a- 

 c (in text). 



There are 13 stations from which material was obtained. These 

 range in depth from 208 to 805 fathoms (381 to 1,472 meters), the 



Fig. 1.— Bulimina pyrula d'Oebigny. X 50. From Albatross station d5586. 

 a-c. Three views of same specimen. 



average 465 fathoms (850 meters). The 9 stations at which bottom 

 temperature was recorded give a range from 38.3° F. to 53.8° F. (3.5° 

 C. to 12° C.) with an average of 47° F. (8.3° C.). 



The distribution covers the following areas: Sogod Bay, southern 

 Leyte; off northwestern Panay; east coast of Luzon; north of 

 Tawi Tawi; Sibuko Bay, Borneo; Gulf of Tomini, Celebes; off 

 Bouro Island; and Gulf of Boni. 



