Report on the Marine Fauna of 8. W. of Ireland. 611 



Lagena hispida, Reuss. Found in most of the gatherings. Common at 

 Station y., 110 fathoms; and Station XIII., off Clonakilty 

 Bay, 54 fathoms. 



striata, d'Orb. Common. 



curvilineata, Balkwill and "Wright. One specimen at Station 



XIII., 54 fathoms. 



gracilis, Will. Rare. 



distoma, P. & J. Fine typical specimens were found at Sta- 

 tion v., 110 fathoms. 



sulcata, W. & J. Frequent. 



costata, Will. One specimen at Station XI., 26 fathoms. 



williamsoni, Alcock. Frequent. 



semistriata, "Will. Frequent. 



semilineata, Wright. "■ Very rare at Station V., 110 fathoms. 



crenata, P. & J. Frequent at Station V., 110 fathoms; and 



Station VI., 79 fathoms ; rare at Station XIII., 54 fathoms. 



squamosa, Mont. Rare. 



hexagona. Will. Rare. 



laevigata, Reuss. Rare. 



, var. quadrata, Will. Very rare. 



marginata, W. & J. Rare. 



lagenoides. Will. Rare. 



var. tenuistriata, Brady. Very rare at Station XI., off 



Baltimore, 26 fathoms. 



orbignyana, Seg. Common. 



*•' , var. walleriana. 'Nov. var. A variety having the centre of 



the convex faces ornamented "with a prominent boss. Found 

 in several of the gatherings. Common at Station V., 110 

 fathoms; and Station VI., 79 fathoms. 



Lagena bicarinata, Terquem. Rare. 



fimbriata, Brady. Found at four of the Stations ; very common 



at Station V., 110 fathoms. Mr. Brady,* speaking of the 

 geographical distribution of this species, says : — " L. fimbriata 

 is a rare variety, and affects very deep water ; it has been 

 noticed at three Stations in the North Atlantic, at one in the 

 Southern Ocean, at three in the South Pacific, and at one in 

 the North Pacific. Of these, two are respectively 580 

 fathoms, and 620 fathoms ; the remaining six at depths 

 2300 fathoms, or more." It is also recorded by Messrs. 

 Balkwill and Millett,^ three specimens having been found 

 by them in shore-sand on the coast of Galway. 



1 Proc. Belfast Nat. Field Club, 1844-5 ; App. p. 320, pi. xxvi. fig. 7. 



2 Rep. Challenger, Foraminifera, p. 486. 



3 Journal of Microscopy and Natural Science, iii. 1884. 



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