Report on the Marine Fauna of 8. W. of Ireland. 607 

 Bliizop oda. 



FoEAMIiriFEEA. 



Most of the seventeen gatherings taken off the south-west of 

 Ireland have already been microscopically examined for Foramini- 

 fera. Only one of them, however, (Station V., log jS"©. 17, depth 

 110 fathoms) has been thoroughly exhausted, the others having been 

 gone over in a somewhat superficial manner, but a sufficient quantity 

 of the material has been glanced through to give a good general idea of 

 the Toraminifera of this part of our coast. One hundred and sixty-nine 

 species and varieties have already been identified ; but as much of the 

 examination remains to be done, it is probable that other forms will be 

 added to the list. Station V., log. 17, yielded material of exceptional 

 interest. One hundred and forty-three species and varieties were ob- 

 tained at this place alone, the specimens being for the most part larger 

 in size than those usually met with around our coasts : sixteen of them 

 are additions to the British Fauna, and a number of the others have 

 been rarely met with in Britain. No additional new British forms were 

 found in any of the other gatherings. "With the exception of "Webbina 

 clavata and Globigerina rubra, all the species found at log 1 7, new to 

 Britain, were also met with at Station VI., log 18; 79 fathoms, a few 

 miles nearer shore ; many of them also occurred in the shallow water 

 gatherings. Eev. "W". S. Green, F.B.G-.S., Carrigaline ; Daniel O'Connell, 

 Esq., Derrynane Abbey; and Eev. Alexander Delop, Valencia Island, 

 kindly contributed shore gatherings from various localities. 



List of Species. 

 Species marhed (f") are new to the British Fauna. 



Biloculina sphsera, cl'Orb. Large typical specimens occur plentifully 

 at Station VL, 79 fathoms; and Station V., 110 fathoms. 

 Typical examples of this species are rarely met with off the 

 British coast. 



ringens, Lamk. Frequent. 



depressa, d'Orb. Frequent. 



Spiroloculina limbata, d'Orb. Frequent. 



planulata, Lamk. Rare. 



Miliolina trigonula, Lamk. Bare. 



tricarinata, d'Orb. Bare. 



oblonga, Mont. Rare. 



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