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Distribution. — This species is recorded by Brady at seven Chal- 

 lenger stations from 40 fathoms on the coral reefs of Honolulu to 

 3,950 fathoms in the abyssal region east of Japan. Goes records it 

 from Albatross station D3431, 995 fathoms at the entrance to the 

 Gulf of California as scarce. Bagg records it from three stations 

 near the Hawaiian Islands, 495-1,307 fathoms. I have found it in 

 North Pacific material, from about Japan at a number of stations, 

 and from the vicinity of Hawaii, usually in rather shallow water in 

 both regions. 



Of Bagg's specimens, only one, that from station D4567, can belong 

 to this species. Of the other two specimens, one is not Reophax, the 



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114 



*&Ms$* 116 



Figs. 114-116.— Reophax scorpiurus, 114, specimen from Hawaiian Islands, 114 fathoms, x 20. 

 115, specimen from off japan, 77 fathoms. x 15. 116, specimen of questionable character 

 from Hawaiian Islands, 217 fathoms. X 10. 



other very questionable. Some of the Goes material is typical, some 

 of it rather nondescript. 



A review of the above synonymy will show that this specific name 

 has been a sort of dumping ground for every irregular arenaceous 

 Foraminifer or worm tube which is not definitely coiled or not well 

 characterized. The original figure of Soldani on which Montfort 

 based this species shows an arenaceous test with the early chambers 

 irregularly arcuate, the later ones nearly straight and larger. Mont- 

 fort made a fanciful copy of this figure of Soldani and the result is 

 rather surprising, the figured specimens being made to show a net- 

 work of raised ribs which were the lines between the sand grains in 



