426 MK. F. CHAPMAN ON DEEP-SEA FORAMINIFERA 



The Ostraeoda of the Funafuti Deep- Sea Deposits. 



; Section Podocopa. 



Family CYPRID^. 

 Genus Aglaia, G. S. Brady. 

 Aglaia clavata, G. S. Brady. 

 Aglaia clavata, G. S. Brai3y ('80), p. 34, pi. (!. figs. 4 a-d. 



This rare form has been only once previously recorded, from Wellington 

 Harbour, New Zealand, where a few specimens were taken from the tow-net 

 at trawl. 



Occurrence. — Sta. 13, 1050 fms. One valve. 



(?) Aglaia obtusata, G. S. Brady. 



(?) Aglaia obtusata, G. S. Brady ('80), p. 35, pi. 30. figs. 8 a-d. 



" Dredged in Balfour Bay, Kerguelen Island, in a depth of 20 to 50 

 fathoms.'^ {G. S. Brady.) 



One valve of this rare form was found in the present series. 

 Occurrence. — Sta. 13, 1050 fms. 



(?) Aglaia cf. meridionalis, G. S. Brady. 



(?) Aglaia meridionalis, G. S. Brady ('80), p. 34, pi. 30. figs. 7 a-d. 



Brady's original specimen was from anchor-mud at a depth of 6 fathoms in 

 Stanley Harbour, Falkland Islands. 



One valve in the present collection, agreeing in lateral outline with Brady^s 

 figured specimen, but with a more swollen posterior extremity seen in edge 

 view. 



Occurrence. — Sta. 20, 1215 fms. 



Genus Pontocypris, G. 0. Sars. 



PONTOGYPRIS TRIGONELLA, G. 0. Sars. 



Pontocypris trigonelia, G. 0. Sars ('65), p. 16 ; G. S. Brady ('68^), p. 387, pi. 25, figs. 81- 

 84, pi. 28. fig. 3; Brady, Crosskey, & Robertson ('74), p. 137, pi. 16. figs. 26-28; 

 G. S. Brady ('80), p. 36, pi. 15. figs. 4 a-d; Brady & Norman ('89), p. 109, pi. 22. figs. 18- 

 25, pi. 23. fig. 6; Egger ('01), p. 422, pi. 1. figs. 16, 17. 



This species has a very wide geographical range, being found in Northern 

 Europe, the Mediterranean, and the N. Atlantic. It is found fossil in the 

 Post-tertiary deposits of Scotland. The present occurrence appears to be in 

 exceptionally deep water for this species, as the British examples only affect 

 depths down to 30 fathoms. In the ' Challenger ' dredgings this species 



