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notes the remarkable fact that this littoral species is sometimes found 

 at considerable depths. The greatest depth recorded is 732 fath. 



SoLEA Geeenii, Giinth. 



Station 4), 217 fath. I obtained a single specimen of this in- 

 teresting new species, discovered a week before my cruise by Mr. 

 Green, who also only obtained a single specimen. Mine is a female, 

 larger than the other, being 18"8 cm. in length, and was perfectly 

 ripe when caught, the roe running out on the slightest pressure. 

 When fresh the colour of the upper side was a uniform chestnut 

 brown. 



TUNICATA. 



ASCIDIA VIRGINEA, 0. F. Muller. 



Two specimens adhering to Serpula tubes. 



AsciDiA FusiFORMis, Herdmau. 



Five specimens, adhering to Annelid tubes and Polyzoa, varying 

 in size from three quarters of an inch to an inch and a quarter. The 

 larger individuals contained numerous ova in the peribranchial cavity. 

 These with the preceding species were dredged in 70 fath. 



DiPLOSOMA, sp. ? 



One small colony, attached to a Hydroid stem. 



MOLLUSCA.— Gasteropoda. 



Leptothyra Bournei, Norman. 



Vide addendum by Canon Norman, p. 323. 



Solarium mediterraneum, Monterosato. 



Vide addendum by Canon Norman, p. 322. 



Natica nitida. 



Station 7, 70 fath. 



Calyptr^a sinensis, Linn. 



Station 7. Several specimens. 



Aporrhais pes-pelecani, Linn. 



Shell containing Phascolion stromhi from Station 8. 



