No. 2314. 



LIST OF RECENT BRACHIOPODA—DALL. 



279 



DISCINISCA SPARSELINEATA, new species. 



Disdnisca stella Davidson {ex parte) Mon. Rec. Brach., pt. 3, p. 204, pi. 26, 

 figs. 28, 28a, 1888. 



Upper valve irregular, nearly without radial sculpture; pale yel- 

 low; lower valve with very large heart-shaped peduncular area with 

 sparse, widely separated, fine radial threads outside of it. Setae 

 very long, especially in front, nearly as long as the shell; apex of the 

 upper valve at the posterior third in normal specimens, which have 

 the posterior edge nearly straight. Diameter up to 9 mm., height 

 3 mm. 



Type.— C&t. No. 274131, U.S.N.M. 



Cat. No. 



274129 

 274130 

 274131 



Locality. 



Hakodate, Japan 



Fukura, Awaji, Japan 



Gulf of Toldo, Japan (tjT)e) 



Collector. 



W. Stimpson 



Hirase 



Univ. Tokio. 



Number 

 of speci- 

 mens. 



2v. 



DISCINISCA INDICA, new species. 



Shell of variable color, generally pale straw color, the surface of 

 the upper valve with fine radial threads delicately reticulated by 

 concentric elevated lines; the setae very short, lower valve with 

 large rounded peduncular area, the valve around it with sparse 

 arcuate radial threads; the apex subcentral, the initial portion 

 smooth. Normal form rounded, about 11 mm. in diameter and 3 

 mm. high. 



This species is not unlike D. spars elineata, but with feebler and 

 finer sculpture and short setae. In some of the specimens fine 

 concentric striae cut the distal portions of the basal radii. The 

 following specimens from the Philippines may belong to D. indica, 

 but only upper valves are available, so their relations must remain 

 doubtful: 



Cat. No. 



240075 

 229157 



»j ;.._.. i 



229747 

 229953 



Locality. 



Pliilippines 



,.North of Corregidor Island, Manila Bay, 37 

 fathoms 



North ofJCorregidor Island, 28 fath.jms 



South of Verde Island, 180 fathoms 



Collector. 



Bureau Fisheries . 



Bureau Fisheries. 

 Bureau Fisheries., 

 Bureau Fisheries.. 



Number 

 of speci- 

 mens. 



2 V. 



3 V. 

 1 V. 

 1 V. 



