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(1) Andaman Sea, at Station 235, 14° 13’ N., 93° 40’ E.; depth of net 370-419 
fathoms; bottom grey mud; April 8th, 1898. Two broken colonies and four frag- 
ments. (2) Andaman Sea, at Station 236, 13° 59 N., 93° E.; depth of net 172-303 
fathoms; April ııth, 1898. One fragment. (3) Laccadive Sea, at Station 37I, 
12° 18’ 46” N., 74° 5’ 29” E.; depth of net 450-580 fathoms; bottom green mud, 
sand, and globigerina ooze; December 3rd, 1906. Ten larger and many smaller 
fragments. (4) Bay of Bengal, 1300 fathoms. Four larger and four smaller frag- 
ments. (5) Andamans. One small fragment. e 
Fam. SALPIDAE. 
This family is represented in the collection by five species of the genus Sa/pa, 
all well known to science. 
Salpa costata-tilesii, Quoy et Gaimard (Cuvier). 
Thetys vagina, Tilesius, Jahrb. Naturg. Vol. I, 1802. 
Salpa tilesii, Cuvier, Ann. du Mus. tome IV, 1804. 
Salpa costata, Quoy et Gaimard, Freycinet, Voyage, 1824. 
Localities.—(1) Station 152, 114 miles S. 83° W. of Colombo Lt.; depth of net 
264 fathoms; bottom sand, shells, coral; December 12th, 1893. One specimen. 
(2) Bay of Bengal, at Station 162, 13° 51’ 12” N., 80° 28’ 12” E.; depth of net 
145-250 fathoms ; January 30th, 1894. One specimen. (3) Arabian Sea, at Station 
358, 15° 55° 30° N., 52° 38’ 30” E.; depth of net 585 fathoms; bottom green mud 
and sand; December 18th, 1905. Four specimens. 
The specimen from Station 152 is imperfect, nothing but the test being pre- 
served. 
Salpa hexagona, Quoy et Gaimard. 
Salpa hexagona, Quoy et Gaimard, Freycinet, Voyage, 1824. 
Localities.—(I) Bay of Bengal, at Station 166, 13° 34’ 55” N., 80° 32’ 12” E.; 
depth of net 133 fathoms; bottom brown mud; February 8th, 1894. Two speci- 
mens. (2) Bay of Bengal, at Station 323, 16° 25’ N., 93° 43’ 30” E.; depth of net 
463 fathoms; bottom green mud; December 21st, 1903. One specimen. (3) Off 
Port Blair, 244 fathoms. One specimen. (4) 57 miles SE by E of Ross Island, 
Andamans, 165 fathoms. Three specimens. (5) Andaman Sea. Three specimens. 
Salpa cordiformis-zonaria, Quoy et Gaimard (Pallas). 
Holothurium zonarium, Pallas, Spicil. Zool., fasc. X, 1774. 
Salpa cordiformis, Quoy et Gaimard, Ann. des Sci. nut. tome X, 1827. 
Localities. (1) Arabian Sea, at Station 135, 15° 29° N., 72° 41 E.; depth of net 
559 fathoms; bottom green mud; May Ath, 1892. One specimen. (2) Lat. 5° 56° 
N., Long. 91° 05’ E.; 1590 fathoms. Two specimens. (3) Off Port Blair, 244 
fathoms. One specimen. (4) Bay of Bengal, 20° 18’ N., 90° 50’ E., 65 fathoms. 
Nine specimens. (5) Andaman Sea. One specimen. 
