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SPOLIA ZEYLANICA. 



Station 52 {= Homell's Station 18c). — 2 fathoms. Hard mud. 

 Nothing. 



Station 53.-2 fathoms. Mud. Nothing. 



Station 54. — 2 fathoms. BroMoi mud with shell fragments, 

 Nothing. 



Station 55. — 2 fathoms. Brown mud. Nothing. 



Station 56. — 2 fathoms. Bro\Mi mud. Nothing. 



Station 57. — 2\ fathoms. Brown mud and shell debris. Dead 

 Placuna scanty (4| x 4| approx.). 



Station 58. — 2 fathoms. Black mud. Dead Placunce fairly 

 plentiful. 



Living Plaamce plentiful (4| x 4| to 



^1 



^2 



Station 59. — 2 fathoms. 



X 31). 

 Station 60. — 1 fathom. 

 Station 61. — 1 fathom. 

 Station 62. — 1 fathom. 

 Station 63.- 

 Station 64. 



-1| fathom. 



I fathom. 

 I fathom. 



-f fathom. 

 4 fathom. 



Station 65. 

 Station 66. 

 Station 67. 

 One dead Placmia. 

 Station 68. — 1 fathom. 

 Station 69. — | fathom. 

 Station 70. — | fathom, 

 fathom. 



f fathom. 



Station 71. 



Station 72. 



Station 73. 

 Nothing. 



Station 74. — | 

 Placuna (5| x 5J) 



Station 75. 



Station 76. 



Station 77. 



Station 78. 



Station 79. 



Station 80. — J fathom. 



Station 81. — | fathom. 



Station 82. — J fathom. 



Station 83. — | fathom, 

 shells. 



Station 84. — | fathom. 



Station 85. — h fathom. 



Living Placunce very plentiful (4|^ X 4|). 

 Living Placunce very plentiful (4| x 4 J) . 

 Living Placunce plentiful (4 J x 4|). 

 Living Placunce plentiful (4 x 4). 

 Mud and weed. Nothing. 

 Black mud and weed. Nothing. 

 Mud and weed. Nothing. 

 Black mud, weed, and small Gasteropoda. 



Black mud and weed. Nothing. 

 Mud and weed. Nothing. 

 Gray mud and weed. Nothing. 

 Weed. One living Placuna (5^ x 5|). 

 Gray mud and weed. Nothing. 

 Black mud, one small Gasteropod. 



fathom. Black mud and weed. One living 



I fathom. 

 I fathom. 

 I fathom. 

 I fathom. 

 I fathom. 



Gray mud and weed. Nothing. 

 Black mud and weed. Nothing. 

 Weed. Nothing. 



Black mud and thick weed. Nothing. 

 Weed. One dead Placuna. 

 Mud and much weed. Nothing. 

 Mud and weed. Nothing. 

 Mud and weed. Nothing. 

 Mud and weed. Old broken Placuna 



Mud and weed. Nothing. 

 Mud and weed. Five living Placunce 

 (6 X 5| to 5| X 5). (a) One small pearl; (b) nothing; (c) two 

 parasites ; {d) two large hinge pearls ; {e) nothing. 



Station 86. — | fathom. Black mud and weed. Nothing. 

 Station 87. — | fathom. Black mud. Dead Placunce. 



