FORAMINIFERA OF NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN. 



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TEXTULARIA FLINTII, new species. 



Textttiaria agglutinans Flint (part), Rep. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1897 (1899), p. 284, pi. 



29, fig. 1 (in part) [not T. agglutinans d'Orbigny]. 

 Textularia rugosa Bagg, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus.. vol. 34, 1908, p. L31 [not T.rugosa 



(Reuss)]. 



Description. — Test triangular in front view, irregularly rhombic in 

 end view, rapidly increasing in size from the early portion, rather 

 thick, but somewhat compressed laterally; chambers numerous, low 

 and broad, inflated, separated by rather deep sutures; wall very 

 finely arenaceous but smooth and shining; aperture an elongated slit 

 slightly above the inner base of the chamber, often with a slightly 

 raised lip. 



Length about 1 mm. 



Distribution. — Specimens referred to this species were found at 

 Albatross station H2S99, 1,531 fathoms, east of the Hawaiian Islands, 

 and at Nero stations 

 1294, 1,417 fathoms, 

 off theBonin Islands, 

 and 1464 (type), in 

 891 fathoms, near 

 Guam; also at Tus- 

 carora station 58, in 

 814 fathoms, near 

 the Bonin Islands. 

 Bagg records 1 1 lis spe- 

 cies under the name 

 of Textularia rugosa, 

 as a study of his se- 

 1 e c t e d m a t e r i a 1 

 shows. The figured 

 specimens were from Albatross station II4568. in 1,274 fathoms, near 

 the Hawaiian Islands. 



Type.— Cat. No. 8333, U.S.N.M. 



In the figures given by Flint this species is confused with Textularia 

 agglutinans. This species differs much from typical 7. agglutinans in 

 the greater lateral compression, the broader, more triangular form, the 

 low broad chambers, the rhombic or almost quadrangular outline in 

 end view and the broad aperture with its raised border above the base 

 of the chamber, as well as in the much smoother and polished surface. 



This species may be found to be rather common if it is carefully 

 distinguished from the others with which it has been confused. 



TEXTULARIA CRESCENTIFORMIS, new species. 



Description. — Test elongate, slender, tapering, the initial end suba- 

 cute, in side view crescentiform, gradually increasing in size from 

 the initial end, in end view broadly rounded; chambers numerous, the 



Fig. 36. 



TEXTIl. ARIA FLINTII. X 40. a, FRONT TIEW; b, APERTURAL 

 VIEW. 



