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on the superior face, and the colour of the shell is not unlike 
that of D. rugosa. 
Lagoon, Funafuti. Sample 17 (12 fathoms). 
DiscorBina concinna, Brady. 
Discorbina concinna, Brady, 1884, Rep. Chall. vol. ix. p. 646, pl. xe. 
fios. 7, 8. 
D. concinna, Brady, Egger, 1893, Abhandl. bayer. Ak. Wiss., math.- 
phys. Cl. ii. vol. xviii. p. 388, pl. xv. figs. 22-24. 
In addition to the localities for this species given by Brady, 
the ‘Gazell-’ collected it from Cape Verde, Mauritius, and 
West of Australia. 
Lagoon, Funafuti. Sample 17 (12 fathoms). 
Discorpina VILARDEBOANA (d’Orbigny). 
Rosalina Vilardeboana, d’Orbigny, 1839, Foram. Amér, Mérid. p. 44, 
pl. vi. figs. 13-15. 
Discorbina Vilardeboana (dOrb.), Egger, 1893, Abhandl. bayer. Ak. 
Wiss., math.-phys. Cl. ii. vol. xviii. p. 387, pl. xv. figs. 13-15. 
This form in common with the other Discorbine was found at 
the lagoon-margin. 
Lagoon, Funafuti. Sample 18 (74 fathoms). 
DiscoRBINA PILEOLUS (d’Orbigny). 
Valwulina pileolus, dOrbigny, 1839, Foram. Amér. Mérid. p. 47, pl. i. 
figs. 15-17. 
Discorbina pileolus (VOrb.), Hgger, 1895, Abhandl. bayer. Ak. Wiss., 
math.-phys. Cl. ii. vol. xviii. p. 390, pl. xv. figs. 61-63. 
This species is a well-known form from the Pacific; and is 
frequent in shallow-water dredgings in tropical and subtropical 
areas. The Funafuti specimens are typical but not common. 
Lagoon, Funafuti. Sample 18 (73 fathoms). 
DiIscoRBINA ORBICULARIS (Terquem). 
Rosalina orbicularis, Terquem, 1876, Anim. sur la Plage de Dunkerque, 
p- 75, pl. ix. figs. 4a, b. 
Discorbina orbicularis (Terq.), Egger, 1893, Abhandl. bayer. Ak. Wiss., 
math.-phys. Cl. ii. vol. xviii. p. 389, pl. xv. figs. 16-18, 76-78. 
This is well represented in point of numbers, and the specimens 
are fairly typical. A solitary specimen occurred near the middle 
of the lagoon. 
Lagoon, Funafuti. Sample 8 (26 fathoms); sample 17 
(12 fathoms); sample 18 (73 fathoms). 
