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are Albatross stations D5301, in 208 fathoms (381 meters), China 

 Sea, vicinity of Hongkong, bottom temperature 50.5° F. (10.2° C); 

 and D5638, in 517 fathoms (946 meters), entrance to Tifu Bay, Bouro 

 Island. 



Triplasia tricarinata — Material examined. 



Genus CRISTELLARIA Lamarck, 1812. 



CRISTELLARIA CULTRATA (Montfort). 



"Cornu Hammonis" Plancus, Conch. Min., 17G0, p. 120, pi. 1, fig. 12. 

 "Nautili (Lenitcwfot; maryinaiae)" SoLDANi, Testaceographia, vol. 1, pt. 1, 1789, 



p. 54, pi. 33, fig. B. 

 Robulus cultratus Montfort, [?] Conch. Syst., vol. 1, 1808, p. 214, 54® genre. 

 Robulina cultrata d'Orbigny, Ann. Sci. Nat., vol. 7, 1826, p. 287, No. 1; Modules, 



1826, No. 82; Foram. Foss. Vienne, 1846, p. 96, pi. 4, figs. 14, 15. 

 Cristellaria cultrata Parker and Jones, Philos. Trans., vol. 155, 1865, p. 344, pi. 



13, figs. 17, 18;pl. 16, fig. 5. — H. B. Brady, Rep. Voy. Challenger, Zoology, vol. 



9, 1884, p. 550, pi. 70, figs. 4, 5, 6.— Cushman, Bull. 71, U. S. Nat. Mus., pt. 



3, 1913, p. 64, pi. 29, fig. 4. 



This species is well distributed in the area, including not only the 

 Philippine Archipelago, but the China Sea, and the area to the south, 

 including Patiente Strait and Buton Strait. 



The stations range in depth from 37 to 700 fathoms (68 to 1,280 

 meters), with the average depth 266 fathoms (486 meters), and the 

 average of the bottom temperatures when given 49.1° F. (9.5° C). 



Cristellaria cultrata — Material examined. 



