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* Uvigerina anguhsa, Will. Very rare. 



Glohigerina bulloidcs, d'Orb. Rare. 



Discorbma Wrightii, Er. Rire. 

 *Truncatulina lohafula (W. & J.). Frequent. 

 *Rotalia Beccar'd (Linn.). Rare. 

 ^Nonionina depresi^ula (W. & J.). Very common. 

 * Polgstomella driato -punctata (F. & M.). Common. 



About 300 specimens of Noninnina depresstila were obtained from this 

 gathering, while the remaining 10 species comprised in all only 40 specimens. 

 A few moUusca were also found, namely, two specimens of Limnce.x jjeregra 

 and four of Zonites nitidtihos. fresh-water and land-shells, no doubt washed 

 into the clay from higher levels. 



C ar dium-^dJidi. 



This was a fine silty grey sand containing quartz-grains, some 

 rounded calcareous grains, and a few of glauconite. Some of the 

 quartz-grains are fairly well rounded. It is full of valves of Car- 

 dium edule and many shell-fragments, some very minute and thin. 

 Sponge-spicules and spines of Echinus arc not uncommon. 



Mr. Wright says of this sand : — 



Weight of specimen 9'5 oz. troy; after washing, 83 oz. fine, nothing 

 remained but a few Cardium-s,]ie\l^. Foraminifera extremely abundant. 

 Ostracoda common. 



List of Foraminifera. 



BilocuUna depressa, d'Orb. Two well-grown specimens. 

 Spirolocidina acutimargo, Brady. One typical specimen, 

 Miliolina trigoiiida (Lam.). Rare. 

 „ ohloiiga (Mont.). Common. 



* ,, semhmlum (Linn.). Common. 

 ,, Ai(,heriana (d'Orb.\ Frequent. 



« ,, subrotunda (Mont.). Very common. 

 ,, scrninuda, Reuss. Rnre. 

 ,, bicornis ( W. & J ). Rare. 

 ,, Boueana (d'Orb.). Very rare. 



* Trochammina infiata (Mont.). Very rare. 

 Cormispira involvens, Reuss. Very rare. 

 TexLularia gramen, d'Orb. One very small specimen. 



* ,, globulosa, Ehr. Frequent ; may be derived from the 



Chalk. 



Bulimina pupoides, d'Orb. Very rare. 

 « ,, elfgantLSsima, d'Orb. Very rare. 



,, sp. A few small, obscure specimens, probably derived from 

 the Chalk. 



* Bolivina punctata, d'Orb. Frequent. 



,, plicafa, d'Orb. Very common. 

 ,, ohsoleta, Eley. Very rare. 

 Cassidulina crasm, d'Orb. Very rare. 



* Lagena Icevis (Mont.). Very rare. 



,, lincata (^VVill.). Frequent. 

 „ WiUiamsoni (Alcock). Rare. 

 „ hexagona (Will.). Very rare. 

 « ,, marginata (W. & B.). Rare. 

 « ,, lucida (Will.). Verj- rare. 



„ Orbignyana (Spguei;za). Very rare. 

 „ bicarinata (Terq.). Very rare. 

 Cridellaria crepidula (F. & M.). One large specimen. 

 Polymor-phina gibba, d'Orb. Ntry rare. 



„ lanceolata, Reuss. Very rare. 



