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The typical form with a rounded base or but slightly pointed and 

 a considerably compressed contour occurred less commonly than the 

 following variety. The typical form was found in material from the 

 following stations: Albatross D5178, in 78 fathoms (143 meters), off 

 Romblon; D5469, in 500 fathoms (914 meters), off Atulayan Island, 

 off east coast of Luzon; D5259, in 312 fathoms (571 meters), off 

 northwestern Panay, bottom temperature 49.3° F. (9.6° C); and 

 D5580, in 162 fathoms (297 meters), near Darvel Bay, Borneo, bottom 

 temperature 55.8° F. (13.2° C). 



Vaginulina legumen — Material examined. 



VAGINULINA LEGUMEN (Linnaeus), var. ELEGANS d'Orbigny. 



Plate 41, fig. 4. 



Vaginulina elegans d'Orbigny, Ann. Sci. Nat., vol. 7, 1826, p. 257, No. 1; Modules, 

 1826, No. 54. — Parker, Jones, and H. B. Brady, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3. 

 vol. 16, 1865, p. 27, pi. 1, fig. 33. 

 Vaginulina legumen Linnaeus, var. elegans Fornasini, Boll. Soc. Geol. Ital., 

 vol. 5, 1886, p. 25, pi. 1, figs. 1 (?), 2-8. 



Description. — ^Test elongate, tapering, basal end with a stout spine; 

 sutures very distinct, lunbate, contour in end view less compressed 

 than in the typical; last-formed chambers more distinct in outline 

 than the earlier ones; wall smooth and transparent. 



Distribution. — ^This variety was much more common, both in num- 

 ber of specimens and number of stations at which it occurred, than 

 the typical. Although found at eight stations, none of these gave 

 specimens of the typical form. The variety was found in material 

 from the following stations: D5198, in 220 fathoms (403 meters), off 

 western Bohol, bottom temperature 53.9° F. (12.1° C); D5222, in 

 195 fathoms (356 meters), between Marinduque and Luzon; D5236, 

 in 494 fathoms (903 meters). Pacific Ocean, off east coast of Mindanao, 

 bottom temperature 41.2° F. (5.1° C); D5261, off southeastern 

 Mindoro, 145 fathoms (265 meters); D5268, in 170 fathoms (311 

 meters), Batangas Bay; D5349, in 730 fathoms (1,335 meters), Pala- 

 wan Passage, bottom temperature 40.6° F. (4.7° C); D5467, in 

 480 fathoms (878 meters), off Atulayan Island, east coast of Luzon; 

 and D5660, in 692 fathoms (1,266 meters), in Flores Sea. 



It will be seen that this variety is well distributed over the area 

 and for the most part is in the deeper waters. 



