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mentioned; and the difference between the molluscan 

 fauna of the cold and that of the warm area was not 

 by any means so great as that shown in other groups. 

 One of the most interesting types which we met with 

 was Tevebratula septata, Piiilippi = T. septigera, 

 Loven, a brachiopod found living at Station 65 in 

 the Shetland Channel, at a depth of 345 fathoms, 

 and a bottom-temperature of — 1°* 1C. A variety of 

 this sj)eeies, from the Pliocene beds of Messina, has 

 been described and figured by Professor Seguenza 

 under the name of Waldheimia peloritana ; and it is 

 clearly the same as the JFaldkeimia jloridana, found 

 in the Gulf of Mexico by De Pourtales, which our 

 own numerous specimens so considerably exceed in 

 size as to show that its more congenial home is in 

 frigid water. 



Only a small number of Pishes were procured, but 

 their scarcity may probably have been due to the 

 unsuitableness of the dredge as a means for their 

 capture. The few species taken were placed in the 

 hands of Mr. Couch of Polperro by Mr. Loughrin, 

 and were examined by him after our return. The list 

 includes a new generic form intermediate between 

 Ghimcera and Ilacroarus, which was brought up from 

 a depth of 510 fathoms in the cold area ; a new species 

 of a genus allied to Zeus ; a new Gadus approaching 

 the common AYhiting ; a new species of Ophidion; 

 a species of a new genus near Cycloptcrus ; Blennius 

 fctsciatus, Blocii, new to Britain; Ammodijtes siculus; 

 a fine new Serranus ; and a new Syngnathus. 



Death put an end to the labours of the veteran 

 Cornish naturalist while he was preparing descrip- 

 tions and figures of our new species. He died full of 



