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CRISTELLARIA CONVERGENS Borncmann. 



Plate 44, figs. 4a, b. 



Cristellaria convergevs Bornemann, Zeitschr. deutsch. Geol. Ges., vol. 7, 1885, 

 p. 327, pi. 13, figs. 16, 17.— H. B. Brady, Rep, Voy. Challenger, Zoology, vol, 

 9, 1884, p. 546, pi. 69, figs. 6, 7.— Cushman, Bull. 71, U. S. Nat, Mus., pt. 3, 

 1913, p. 68, pi. 34, fig. 3. 



This species has occurred at five stations within the area as fol- 

 lows: Albatross stations D5178, in 78 fathoms (143 meters), ofT 

 Romblon; D5215, in 604 fathoms (1,105 meters), east of Masbate 

 Island, bottom temperature 50.5° F. (10.2 C); D5220, in 50 fath- 

 oms (91 meters), between Marinduque and Luzon; D5469, in 500 

 fathoms (914 meters), east coast of Mindanao; and D5523, off 

 northern Mindanao. It was also found off Jolo Jolo. 



At none of these stations were there but a few specimens of the 

 species. 



Cristellaria convergens — Material examined. 



CRISTELLARIA GIBBA d'Orblgny. 



Plate 45, fig. 1. 



Cristellaria gibba d'Orbigny, in De la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Pol. Nat. Cuba, 1839, 

 "Foraminif feres" p. 63, pi. 7, figs. 20, 21.— H. B. Brady, Rep. Voy. Clmllenger, 

 Zoology, vol. 9, 1884, p. 546, pi. 69, figs. 8, 9.— Cushman, Bull. 71, U. S. Nat. 

 Mus., pt. 3, 1913, p. 69, pi. 35, fig. 1. 



Only a very fev/ records of this species in the area were noted. It 

 occurred at Albatross stations D5121, east coast of Mindoro, 108 

 fathoms (198 meters); D5338, Mindoro Strait, 310 fathoms (567 

 meters), bottom temperature 73.8° F. (23.2° C); D5333, in 43 

 fathoms (78 meters), and D5348, in 375 fathoms (686 meters), 

 both in Palawan Passage, the latter station with a bottom tempera- 

 ture of 56.4° F. (13.5 C); D5481, in 61 fathoms (112 meters), 

 between Samar and I^eyte, vicinity of Suriago Strait; and D5650 

 in 540 fathoms (988 meters), in the Gulf of Boni. 



