NO. 6 CUSHMAN, MCCULLOCH : LAGENIDAE 339 



observed. Stations 35 through 1243 are from the waters of the Channel 

 Islands showing a range of 6 to 489 fms. with an average of 131 fms. 

 Stations 218 through 2166 are along the coast of Mexico and in the 

 Gulf of California in a depth range of 24 to 250 fms. with the average 

 being 117 fms. Stations 409 through 472, in the Galapagos Islands, show 

 a consistent range in shallow waters 15 to 35 fms. Stations 509 through 

 563 off the coast of South America have a depth range of 12 to 45 fms. 

 Stations 643 and 659, Bombay and Capetown, respectively, were shallow 

 waters also. The largest number of specimens came from Station 409, 

 James Bay, Galapagos Islands. 



Lagena flexa Cushman and Gray 

 Plate 45, Fig. 1 



Lagena flexa Cushman and Gray, Contr. Cushman Lab. Foram. Res., 

 vol. 22, 1946, p. 68, pi. 12, figs. 18-21 ; Special Publ. No. 19, Cushman 

 Lab. Foram. Res., 1946, p. 22, pi. 4, figs. 16-19. 



"Test elongate, distinctly bent toward the apertural end, base trun- 

 cate, apertural end tapering, sides nearly parallel; wall distinctly but 

 finely perforate, the base with very short costae, apertural end with a 

 tapering neck, turning to one side, with a slight lip. Length 0.28-0.40 

 mm. ; diameter 0.10-0.15 mm." 



The types of this species are from the Pleistocene of Timms Point, 

 near San Pedro, California. Typical Recent specimens occur in the Han- 

 cock collection. 



Stations: 409, 417, 435, 458, 460, 463, and 659. 



Distribution. — Stations 409 through 463 are located in the waters of 

 the Galapagos Islands. The depth range for these stations is 8 to 55 fms. 

 with 23 fms. being the average depth. An additional record comes from 

 a bottom sample taken in the harbor at Capetown. The largest number 

 of specimens were found in the collections off Charles Island, Galapagos, 

 in 23 fms. 



Lagena hispidula Cushman 

 Plate 45, Figs. 8-10 



Lagena hispidula Cushman, Bull. 71, U. S. Nat. Mus., pt. 3, 1913, 

 p. 14, pi. 5, figs. 2, 3. — Heron- Allen and Earland, Discovery Reports, 

 vol. 4, 1932, p. 364, pi. 10, fig. 6.— Earland, idem, vol. 7, 1933, p. 113; 

 vol. 10, 1934, p. 152, pi. 6, figs. 58-60; vol. 13, 1936, p. 47.— Cushman 

 and Gray, Special Publ. No. 19, Cushman Lab. Foram. Res., 1946, p. 21, 

 pi. 4, fig. 6. 



