Shell thin-walled and very fragile, smooth. Length of the three joints = 2 : 8 : 7, breadth = 2 : 9 : 8. Cephalis subspherical, with a straight, conical horn of the same length, separated by a slender neck from the inflated, subspherical thorax. Abdomen cylindrical, with a wide open, truncate mouth. Pores subregular, hexagonal, of equal size, four to six times as broad as the thin, thread-like bars.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.02, b 0.08, c 0.07; breadth, a 0.02, b 0.09, c 0.08.

Habitat.—Tropical Pacific, many Stations (200, 224, 271, &c.), surface, and in various depths.

2. Theocyrtis barbadensis, Haeckel.

Shell thin-walled, smooth. Length of the three joints = 2 : 4 : 5, breadth, 2 : 5 : 4. Cephalis ovate or conical, with a strong, conical horn, without external stricture, dilated into the campanulate thorax. Abdomen cylindrical, with a wide open, truncate mouth. Pores subregular, circular, quincuncially disposed, of about the same breadth as the bars.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.04, b 0.08, c 0.1; breadth, a 0.04, b 0.1, c 0.08.

Habitat.—Fossil in the Tertiary rocks of Barbados.

3. Theocyrtis cylindrica, Haeckel.

Shell elongate, cylindrical, straight, smooth. Length of the three joints = 1 : 2 : 6, breadth = 1 : 3 : 3. Cephalis hemispherical, with a thick, pyramidal horn of the same length (the edges of the horn giving to it the appearance of being composed of two converging spines). Thorax truncated, conical. Abdomen perfectly cylindrical, much elongated. Pores subregular, circular, twice as broad as the bars, quincuncially disposed. Mouth wide open, truncate.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.02, b 0.04, c 0.12; breadth, a 0.03, b 0.06, c 0.06.

Habitat.—Tropical Pacific, Station 266, depth 2750 fathoms; fossil in Barbados.

4. Theocyrtis elegans, Haeckel.

Shell slender, cylindrical, straight, smooth. Length of the three joints = 1 : 2 : 7, breadth = 1 : 3 : 3. Cephalis subconical, with a small conical horn. Thorax campanulate, conical. Abdomen cylindrical, very slender. Pores subregular, circular, small, disposed in transverse rows, three in the thorax, six to eight in the abdomen. Mouth wide open, truncate.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.01, b 0.02, c 0.07; breadth, a 0.015, b 0.03, c 0.03.

Habitat.—Fossil in Barbados and Sicily.

5. Theocyrtis paupera, Haeckel.

Shell slender, cylindrical, smooth. Length of the three joints = 1 : 2 : 6, breadth = 1 : 3 : 3. Cephalis hemispherical, with a stout conical horn of twice the length. Thorax truncate, conical. Abdomen cylindrical. Pores very small, regular, circular, disposed in transverse rows, one or two in the thorax, three to five in the abdomen. (Distance between the rows twice as great as in the preceding nearly related species.) Mouth wide open, truncate.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.01, b 0.02, c 0.06; breadth, a 0.015, b 0.03, c 0.03.

Habitat.—Western Tropical Pacific, Station 225, depth 4475 fathoms; also fossil in Barbados and Sicily.

6. Theocyrtis microtheca, Haeckel.

Shell cylindrical, a little rough. Length of the three joints = 1 : 3 : 4, breadth = 1 : 3 : 3. Cephalis subspherical, with a small conical horn. Thorax hemispherical or campanulate. Abdomen cylindrical, with wide open truncate mouth. Pores subregular, circular, quincuncially disposed, of medium size, rudimentary or wanting in the cephalis.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.015 to 0.02, b 0.03 to 0.05, c 0.05 to 0.08; breadth, a 0.02 to 0.025, b 0.05 to 0.06, c 0.05 to 0.06.

Habitat.—Central Pacific, Stations 263 to 274, depth 2350 to 2925 fathoms; also fossil in Barbados.

Subgenus 2. Theocorusca, Haeckel.

Definition.—Pores of the thorax and the abdomen of different sizes or forms.

7. Theocyrtis macroceros, n. sp. (Pl. 69, fig. 13).

Shell almost cylindrical, smooth. Length of the three joints = 1 : 2 : 5, breadth = 2 : 3 : 4. Cephalis hemispherical, with a very large cylindrical horn, once or twice as long as the shell. Thorax truncate, hemispherical. Abdomen cylindrical, only slightly contracted towards both ends. Two girdle strictures deep. Pores small, subregular, circular, more irregular and twice to three times as large in the abdomen as in the thorax, disposed in transverse rows, five to six in the thorax, eight to ten in the abdomen.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.02 to 0.03, b 0.04 to 0.05, c 0.1 to 0.12; breadth, a, 0.04, b 0.07, c 0.08.

Habitat.—South Atlantic, Station 335, depth 1425 fathoms; also fossil in Barbados.

8. Theocyrtis ptychodes, n. sp. (Pl. 69, fig. 8).

Shell almost cylindrical, smooth. Length of the three joints = 1 : 3 : 3, breadth = 2 : 4 : 4. Cephalis hemispherical, with a large, conical, curved horn of twice the length. Thorax very large, inflated, campanulate, thick-walled. Abdomen cylindrical, with a thin folded wall (like a petticoat), the thickness of which decreases gradually towards the wide truncate mouth. Pores subregular, circular, and quincuncially disposed in the two first joints, irregular and larger in the abdomen, forming longitudinal series between the folds.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.04, b 0.1, c 0.11; breadth, a 0.05, b 0.12, c 0.12.

Habitat.—Central Pacific, Station 272, depth 2600 fathoms.

9. Theocyrtis aspera, Haeckel.

Shell almost cylindrical, with rough or thorny surface. Length of the three joints = 1 : 3 : 5, breadth = 1 : 5 : 5. Cephalis subspherical, small, with a short conical horn. Thorax hemispherical, inflated. Abdomen cylindrical, with wide truncate mouth. Pores in the thorax subregular, circular, quincuncially disposed, in the abdomen irregular roundish, two to four times as large.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.015 to 0.02, b 0.06 to 0.07, c 0.08 to 0.1; breadth, a 0.02, b 0.1, c 0.1.

Habitat.—Tropical Atlantic, Station 338, depth 1990 fathoms; fossil in Barbados.

10. Theocyrtis proserpinæ, n. sp.

Shell almost cylindrical, smooth. Length of the three joints = 3 : 6 : 9, breadth = 2 : 8 : 7. Cephalis subspherical, with a stout conical horn. Thorax campanulate. Abdomen cylindrical. Pores regular, circular, quincuncially disposed, double-edged in the thorax, and three to four times as large as in the cephalis and the abdomen.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.03, b 0.06, c 0.09; breadth, a 0.02, b 0.08, c 0.07.

Habitat.—North Pacific, Stations 244 to 253, depth 2050 to 3125 fathoms.

11. Theocyrtis oenophila, Haeckel.

Shell in the apical half conical, in the lower cylindrical. Length of the three joints = 2 : 5 : 6, breadth = 3 : 8 : 7. Cephalis subspherical, with a large prismatic horn, which is bulbous at the base, and armed with three teeth at the distal apex. Thorax conical, constricted at the base, with subregular, circular, quincuncial pores. Abdomen cylindrical, with a coronal of nine large roundish pores beyond the lumbar stricture, and two to four succeeding transverse rows of irregular, roundish, smaller pores. Mouth widely open, truncated.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.02, b 0.05, c 0.06; breadth, a 0.03, b 0.08, c 0.07.

Habitat.—Fossil in Barbados.

Genus 616. Theosyringium, Haeckel,^[233] 1881, Prodromus, p. 434.

Definition.—Theocorida (vel Tricyrtida eradiata aperta) with cylindrical abdomen, which is much narrower than the inflated thorax, and forms a slender, narrow tube, with truncated mouth. Cephalis with a single horn.

The genus Theosyringium differs from the closely allied Theocyrtis, its ancestral form, in the wide inflated thorax, which is much broader than the narrow tubular abdomen. The mouth of the latter is small and truncate.

1. Theosyringium tibia, n. sp. (Pl. 68, fig. 4).

Shell rough, very slender, with two distinct strictures. Length of the three joints = 1 : 3 : 4, breadth = 1 : 2 : 1. Cephalis ovate, with a conical horn of the same length. Thorax ellipsoidal. Abdomen cylindrical, as long as the two former joints together. Pores subregular, circular.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.03, b 0.09, c 0.12; breadth, a 0.03, b 0.06, c 0.02.

Habitat.—Central Pacific, Station 263, depth 2650 fathoms.

2. Theosyringium pipetta, n. sp. (Pl. 68, fig. 5).

Shell rough, inflated, with two sharp strictures. Length of the three joints = 2 : 7 : 9, breadth = 2 : 7 : 2. Cephalis conical, with a slender horn of half the length. Thorax subglobose. Abdomen cylindrical, as long as the two former joints together. Pores subregular, circular.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.02, b 0.07, c 0.09; breadth, a 0.02, b 0.07, c 0.02.

Habitat.—Central Pacific, Station 268, depth 2900 fathoms.

3. Theosyringium siphonium, n. sp.

Shell rough, inflated, with two deep strictures. Length of the three joints = 1 : 3 : 3, breadth = 1 : 2 : 1. Cephalis subspherical, with a stout pyramidal horn of twice the length. Thorax broad ovate. Abdomen slender, inversely conical, as long as the thorax, and one-third as broad as the base. Pores subregular, circular, hexagonally framed, (Similar to Eusyringium conosiphon, Pl. 78, fig. 10, but only with two strictures and three joints.)

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.03, b 0.1, c 0.1; breadth, a 0.03, b 0.07, c 0.025.

Habitat.—Central Pacific, Station 266, depth 2750 fathoms.

4. Theosyringium tubulus, Haeckel.

Shell smooth, slenderly spindle-shaped, with two slight strictures. Length of the three joints = 2 : 10 : 8, breadth = 3 : 6 : 3. Cephalis hemispherical, hyaline, with a stout, pyramidal horn of the same length. Thorax spindle-shaped. Abdomen inversely conical, half as long as the thorax prolonged into a slender, cylindrical tube. Pores subregular, circular.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.02, b 0.1, c 0.08; breadth, a 0.03, b 0.06, c 0.03.

Habitat.—Fossil in Barbados.

Genus 617. Lophocyrtis,^[234] n. gen.

Definition.—Theocorida (vel Tricyrtida eradiata aperta) with cylindrical abdomen, and wide open truncate mouth. Cephalis with two horns, or a bunch of horns.

The genus Lophocyrtis differs from its ancestral form Theocyrtis only in the armature of the cephalis, bearing instead of a single horn either two divergent horns, or a bunch, or coronal of numerous spines. The slender abdomen is in both genera cylindrical, with wide open mouth.

1. Lophocyrtis holothuria, n. sp.

Shell smooth, slender, with two distinct strictures. Length of the three joints = 1 : 2 : 4, breadth = 2 : 4 : 3. Cephalis hemispherical, with a bunch of five divergent, conical horns, the middle of which is larger and vertical, nearly as long as the thorax. Thorax campanulate, half as long as the cylindrical abdomen. Mouth truncate. Pores regular, circular, quincuncial. (Similar to Theocyrtis cylindrica, but with different cephalis and thorax.)

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.03, b 0.05, c 0.1; breadth, a 0.04, b 0.07, c 0.06.

Habitat.—Central Pacific, Station 268, depth 2900 fathoms.

2. Lophocyrtis stephanophora, Haeckel.

Shell smooth, slender, with deep collar and indistinct lumbar stricture. Length of the three joints = 1 : 2 : 4, breadth = 1 : 3 : 3. Cephalis subspherical, with very small circular pores, and a corona of three to nine short conical spines. Thorax campanulate, with regular, circular pores, which are half or one-third as broad as those of the cylindrical abdomen.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.025, b 0.05, c 0.09; breadth, a 0.025, b 0.06, c 0.06.

Habitat.—Fossil in Barbados.

3. Lophocyrtis synapta, n. sp. Pl. 68, fig. 15.

Shell spiny, with two sharp strictures. Length of the three joints = 5 : 10 : 6, breadth = 4 : 9 : 7. Cephalis large, ovate, with numerous (twenty to thirty or more) conical, radially divergent spines of different sizes, the largest about as long as the cephalis. Thorax subconical, with numerous short, conical, divergent spines, which are directed downwards. Abdomen smooth, cylindrical. The irregular, polygonal pores are separated by thin bars, and in the thorax are twice to four times as broad as in the first and last joints.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.05, b 0.1, c 0.06; breadth, a 0.04, b 0.09, c 0.07.

Habitat.—Indian Ocean, Maldive Islands (Haeckel), surface.

4. Lophocyrtis coronata, Haeckel.

Shell smooth, cylindrical, with two deep strictures. Length of the three joints = 4 : 3 : 4, breadth = 4 : 5 : 4. Cephalis subspherical, large, of about the same size and form as the thorax, with a coronal of four to eight short, conical spines on the apex. Pores in the two first joints irregular, roundish, twice to four times as broad as the small, circular pores of the cylindrical abdomen, which are disposed in four to eight transverse rows.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.04, b 0.03, c 0.04; breadth, a 0.04, b 0.05, c 0.04.

Habitat.—Central Pacific, Station 273, depth 2350 fathoms; fossil in Barbados.

5. Lophocyrtis biaurita, Haeckel.

Shell smooth, with two distinct strictures. Length of the three joints = 1 : 6 : 3, breadth = 2 : 5 : 4. Cephalis small, hemispherical, hyaline, with two large, divergent, curved horns of three times the length. Thorax ovate, with few small, widely scattered pores. Abdomen cylindrical, without pores.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.015, b 0.06, c 0.03; breadth, a 0.02, b 0.05, c 0.04.

Habitat.—Fossil in Barbados.

Genus 618. Tricolocampe,^[235] Haeckel, 1881, Prodromus, p. 434.

Definition.—Theocorida (vel Tricyrtida eradiata aperta), with cylindrical abdomen, and wide open truncate mouth. Cephalis without horn.

The genus Tricolocampe differs from its ancestral genus, Theocyrtis, in the loss of the cephalic horn; it has the same cylindrical form of the slender abdomen, and a wide open terminal mouth of the same breadth. The whole shell is more or less cylindrical, (sometimes conical in the upper part), with two distinct external strictures, or internal annular septa.

Subgenus 1. Tricolocampium, Haeckel.

Definition.—Pores of the thorax and of the abdomen of nearly equal size and similar form.

1. Tricolocampe cylindrica, n. sp. (Pl. 66, fig. 21).

Shell nearly cylindrical, smooth. Length of the three joints = 2 : 3 : 15, breadth = 3 : 4 : 5. Cephalis hemispherical, with numerous very small pores. Thorax and abdomen cylindrical, of about equal breadth, with equal, circular pores, disposed regularly in transverse rows, three to four rows in the thorax, ten to twelve in the abdomen. Mouth wide open, not constricted.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.02, b 0.03, c 0.15; breadth, a 0.03, b 0.04, c 0.05.

Habitat.—Central Pacific, Stations 265 to 274, depth 2350 to 2925 fathoms.

2. Tricolocampe pupa, Haeckel.

Shell nearly cylindrical, smooth. Length of the three joints = 2 : 2 : 8, breadth = 2 : 3 : 3. Cephalis subspherical, with four larger pores. Thorax and abdomen cylindrical, of about equal breadth, with equal, very small pores, disposed regularly in transverse rows, two rows in the thorax, eight to ten in the abdomen. Mouth wide open, a little constricted.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.02, b 0.02, c 0.08; breadth, a 0.02, b 0.03, c 0.03.

Habitat.—Tropical Pacific (Philippine Sea), Station 206, depth 2100 fathoms.

3. Tricolocampe polyzona, n. sp. (Pl. 66, fig. 19).

Shell nearly cylindrical, thick-walled. Length of the three joints = 4 : 4 : 12, breadth = 8 : 9 : 9. Cephalis obtuse, conical. Thorax barrel-shaped. Abdomen in the middle part a little constricted. Pores very numerous, subregular, disposed regularly in transverse rows, six to eight in the cephalis, eight to ten in the thorax, twelve to fifteen in the abdomen. Mouth rather constricted, only half as broad as the abdomen.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.04, b 0.04, c 0.12; breadth, a 0.08, b 0.09, c 0.09.

Habitat.—Central Pacific, Stations 266 to 272, depth 2425 to 2925 fathoms; also fossil in the Nicobars and in Barbados.

4. Tricolocampe stenozona, n. sp. (Pl. 66, fig. 20).

Shell nearly cylindrical, thin-walled. Length of the three joints = 5 : 4 : 9, breadth = 6 : 8 : 9. Form of the three joints and disposition of their pores nearly equal to the preceding species; but the proportion of the joints is different, the shell more delicate, and the mouth more widely open, and nearly as broad as the abdomen.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.05, b 0.04, c 0.09; breadth, a 0.06, b 0.08, c 0.09.

Habitat.—North Pacific, Station 256, depth 2950 fathoms.

5. Tricolocampe amphizona, n. sp. (Pl. 66, fig. 17).

Shell mitre-shaped, very thick-walled. Length of the three joints = 2 : 1 : 1, breadth nearly uniform. Cephalis obtuse, conical, as long as the two other cylindrical joints together (probably composed of several united joints). Pores subregular, disposed in transverse rows, six to eight in the cephalis, two in the thorax, and two in the abdomen. Mouth widely open.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.04, b 0.02, c 0.02; breadth, a 0.04, b 0.05, c 0.05.

Habitat.—Tropical Atlantic, Station 348, depth 2450 fathoms.

6. Tricolocampe panthera, Haeckel.

Shell mitre-shaped or nearly cylindrical, thick-walled. Length of the three joints = 1 : 2 : 3, breadth = 1 : 2 : 2. Cephalis subspherical. Thorax campanulate. Abdomen cylindrical. Pores in all three joints irregular, roundish, of different sizes, irregularly disposed. Mouth widely open, truncated, not constricted.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.015 to 0.02, b 0.04 to 0.05, c 0.06 to 0.08; breadth about a 0.02, b and c 0.05.

Habitat.—Cosmopolitan; Atlantic, Pacific; also fossil in Barbados.

Subgenus 2. Tricolocamptra, Haeckel.

Definition.—Pores of the thorax and the abdomen of different sizes or forms.

7. Tricolocampe urnula, n. sp. (Pl. 66, fig. 22).

Shell cylindrical, with obtuse conical apex, smooth. Length of the three joints = 2 : 3 : 10, breadth = 2 : 3 : 6. Cephalis subspherical. Thorax barrel-shaped. Abdomen cylindrical with slightly constricted wide mouth. Pores irregular, roundish, three to four times as broad in the abdomen as in the thorax, irregularly disposed.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.02, b 0.03, c 0.1; breadth, a 0.025, b 0.035, c 0.06.

Habitat.—Central Pacific, Stations 270 to 274, depth 2350 to 2925 fathoms.

8. Tricolocampe doliolum, n. sp.

Shell cylindrical, with hemispherical apex, rough. Length of the three joints = 1 : 3 : 5, breadth = 1 : 2 : 3. Cephalis spherical. Thorax and abdomen cylindrical, of nearly equal breadth. Mouth widely open, not constricted. Pores irregular, roundish, in the abdomen three to four times as large as in the thorax, disposed in oblique rows.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.03, b 0.09, c 0.16; breadth, a 0.03, b 0.05, c 0.09.

Habitat.—Fossil in Barbados.

9. Tricolocampe cingulata, n. sp.

Shell subcylindrical, with obtuse conical apex, thick-walled. Length of the three joints = 2 : 3 : 11, breadth = 3 : 7 : 8. Cephalis hemispherical, not separated externally from the short conical thorax, but with internal collar septum. Abdomen cylindrical, with wide open, non-constricted mouth. Pores in the thorax narrow, obliquely ascending, in the abdomen twice as large, circular, arranged in ten to twelve regular transverse rows, separated by slight strictures. Lumbar septum nearly complete.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.02, b 0.03, c 0.1 to 0.12; breadth, a 0.03, b 0.07, c 0.08.

Habitat.—Fossil in Barbados, and in Tertiary rocks of Sicily; living in the depths of the Atlantic and Central Pacific, Station 348, depth 2450 fathoms; Station 268, depth 2900 fathoms.

10. Tricolocampe arcta, Haeckel.

Shell subcylindrical, with obtuse conical apex. Length of the three joints = 1 : 2 : 4, breadth = 1 : 2 : 2. Cephalis subspherical. Thorax campanulate, separated by a deep collar, but a slight lumbar stricture. Abdomen cylindrical, with wide truncate mouth. Pores in the thorax narrow, obliquely ascending, in the abdomen half as large, very small, and densely disposed in six to eight regular transverse rows.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.022, b 0.045, c 0.09; breadth, a 0.026, b 0.05, c 0.05.

Habitat.—Central Pacific, Station 266 to 274, depth 2350 to 2925 fathoms.

Genus 619. Theocorys,^[236] Haeckel, 1881, Prodromus, p. 434.

Definition.—Theocorida (vel Tricyrtida eradiata aperta) with ovate abdomen, broader than the constricted mouth. Cephalis with a single horn.

The genus Theocorys and the two following closely allied genera, united formerly with Eucyrtidium, differ from the preceding Theocorida in the constriction of the peristome, so that the inflated abdomen is broader than the terminal mouth. They represent, therefore, the transition to the Theocapsida, with closed mouth. The abdomen is commonly more or less ovate or barrel-shaped, sometimes inversely conical. The cephalis of Theocorys bears a single apical horn.

Subgenus 1. Theocoronium, Haeckel.

Definition.—Pores of the thorax and of the abdomen of nearly equal size and similar form.

1. Theocorys turgidula, Haeckel.

Shell slender, ovate, with two deep strictures, very fragile and thin-walled. Length of the three joints = 2 : 5 : 7, breadth = 2 : 6 : 6. Cephalis subspherical, with a pyramidal horn of the same length. Thorax nearly spherical. Abdomen ovate, twice as broad as the constricted mouth. Pores very numerous, regular hexagonal, three to four times as broad as the bars.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.015, b 0.05, c 0.07; breadth, a 0.02, b 0.06, c 0.06.

Habitat.—Tropical Pacific (Philippine Sea), Stations 206 and 224, surface.

2. Theocorys veneris, n. sp. (Pl. 69, fig. 5).

Shell inversely ovate, with two deep strictures, smooth. Length of the three joints = 2 : 5 : 6, breadth = 3 : 7 : 6. Cephalis hemispherical, with a slender conical horn of twice the length. Thorax nearly spherical. Abdomen ovate, twice as broad as the constricted mouth. Pores regular, circular, twice as broad as the bars, quincuncially disposed.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.02, b 0.05, c 0.06; breadth, a 0.03, b 0.07, c 0.06.

Habitat.—Cosmopolitan; Atlantic, Indian, Pacific; many Stations, surface.

3. Theocorys cretica, Haeckel.

Shell ovate, thin-walled, smooth, with two deep strictures. Length of the three joints = 2 : 4 : 4, breadth = 3 : 6 : 6. Cephalis hemispherical, with a conical horn of the same length. Thorax and abdomen nearly hemispherical, inflated, united by the opposite bases of the hemispheres. Constricted mouth only one-third as broad as the abdomen. Pores very small and numerous, regular, circular, of the same breadth as the bars, quincuncially disposed.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.02, b 0.04, c 0.04; breadth, a 0.03, b 0.06, c 0.06.

Habitat.—Mediterranean, Crete, Corfu, surface.

4. Theocorys ovata, n. sp. (Pl. 69, fig. 16).

Shell quite ovate, thick-walled, smooth, without external strictures. Length of the three joints = 2 : 2 : 9. breadth = 3 : 5 : 7. Cephalis conical, with a thick conical horn of the same length. Thorax and abdomen gradually dilated towards the base, and then hemispherical, constricted. Mouth scarcely one-third as broad as the abdomen, prolonged into a short tube. Pores regular, circular, disposed in transverse rows, two to three in the cephalis, two to three in the thorax, eight to ten in the abdomen.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.02, b 0.02, c 0.09; breadth, a 0.03, b 0.05, c 0.07.

Habitat.—Central Pacific, Stations 263 to 268, depth 2650 to 3000 fathoms.

5. Theocorys plutonis, n. sp. (Pl. 69, fig. 1).

Shell ovate, thick-walled, smooth, with two slight strictures. Length of the three joints = 2 : 5 : 4, breadth = 4 : 7 : 6. Cephalis hemispherical, with a conical, oblique horn of the same length. Thorax and abdomen only slightly inflated, gradually decreasing towards the wide, little constricted mouth. Pores subregular, circular, much larger in the abdomen and the lower half of the thorax than in the upper half and the cephalis.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.02, b 0.05, c 0.04; breadth, a 0.04, b 0.07, c 0.06.

Habitat.—South Pacific, Station 295, depth 1500 fathoms.

6. Theocorys scolopax, Haeckel.

Shell slender, inversely ovate, smooth. Length of the three joints = 1 : 3 : 3, breadth = 1 : 4 : 4. Cephalis subspherical, with a long, slightly curved horn, half as long as the whole shell. Thorax campanulate. Abdomen inversely ovate, twice as broad as the constricted mouth (incomplete in Ehrenberg's figure).

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.02, b 0.06, c 0.06; breadth, a 0.02, b 0.08, c 0.08.

Habitat.—Fossil in Barbados.

Subgenus 2. Theocorythium, Haeckel.

Definition.—Pores of the thorax and of the abdomen of different sizes or dissimilar forms.

7. Theocorys dianæ, n. sp. (Pl. 69, fig. 11).

Shell almost ovate, with two deep strictures. Length of the three joints = 3 : 6 : 8, breadth = 3 : 9 : 8. Cephalis subspherical, with a slender, pyramidal horn of three times the length. Thorax conical, constricted at the base. Abdomen bottle-shaped. Pores in the thorax irregular, polygonal, in the abdomen subregular, circular, quincuncially disposed.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.03, b 0.06, c 0.08; breadth, a 0.03, b 0.09, c 0.08.

Habitat.—North Pacific, Station 253, surface.

8. Theocorys hyalothorax, n. sp.

Shell slender, ovate, with two deep strictures. Length of the three joints = 6 : 9 : 8, breadth = 7 : 12 : 11. Cephalis subspherical, with numerous densely-placed circular pores, and with a pyramidal, slender horn of the same length. Thorax hemispherical, hyaline, without any pores. Abdomen ovate, twice as broad as the constricted mouth, with two to four widely distant, transverse rows of small, circular pores.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.024, b 0.036, c 0.032; breadth, a 0.028, b 0.048, c 0.044.

Habitat.—Tropical Pacific, Station 225, depth 4475 fathoms.

9. Theocorys bachabunda, Haeckel.

Shell inversely ovate, with two distinct strictures. Length of the three joints = 2 : 5 : 9, breadth = 3 : 9 : 8. Cephalis subspherical, small, with a large cylindrical horn, which is half as long as the whole shell, and armed with spines at the conical apex. Thorax conical, inflated, with small, subregular, circular, quincuncial pores. Abdomen inversely ovate, with irregular, roundish, pores of larger and smaller sizes mixed, gradually lessening towards the constricted mouth.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.02, b 0.05, c 0.09; breadth, a 0.03, b 0.09, c 0.08.

Habitat.—Fossil in Barbados.

10. Theocorys attenuata, Haeckel.

Shell inversely ovate, with distinct collar, but indistinct lumbar stricture. Length of the three joints = 2 : 5 : 5, breadth = 2 : 7 : 6. Cephalis hemispherical, with a short, oblique, conical horn. Thorax inflated, campanulate, with small, regular, circular, quincuncial pores. Abdomen inversely conical, with irregular pores of larger and smaller sizes mixed, gradually lessening towards the truncated mouth.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.02, b 0.05, c 0.05; breadth, a 0.025, b 0.07, c 0.06.

Habitat.—Central Pacific, Station 268, depth 2900 fathoms; also fossil in Barbados.

11. Theocorys obliqua, n. sp. (Pl. 69, fig. 10).

Shell inversely ovate, with distinct collar, but indistinct lumbar stricture. Length of the three joints = 3 : 7 : 4, breadth = 4 : 9 : 8. Cephalis hemispherical, with a stout, pyramidal, oblique horn of the same length. Thorax and abdomen together ovate, gradually lessening towards the constricted mouth, which is only half as broad. Pores irregular, roundish, in the thorax twice to four times as broad as in the abdomen. Both joints are separated by an oblique, internal, lumbar septum, which in some specimens observed was more oblique than in that figured; some specimens had a very irregular form.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.025 to 0.03, b 0.06 to 0.07, c 0.03 to 0.04; breadth, a 0.04, b 0.09, c 0.08.

Habitat.—Central Pacific, Station 265, depth 2900 fathoms; also fossil in Barbados.

12. Theocorys alauda, Haeckel.

Shell nearly spindle-shaped, decreasing from the thicker middle towards both ends. Length of the three joints = 1 : 3 : 8, breadth = 1 : 4 : 5. Cephalis subspherical, with a strong, conical horn of three times the length. Thorax campanulate, with numerous regular, circular, quincuncial pores. Abdomen inversely ovate, slender, twice as broad as the truncated mouth, with irregular, roundish pores, three to four times as large as those of the thorax.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.02, b 0.06, c 0.16; breadth, a 0.03, b 0.08, c 0.1.

Habitat.—Fossil in Barbados and in Tertiary rocks of Sicily.

13. Theocorys apollinis, n. sp. (Pl. 69, fig. 3).

Shell ovate, with two deep strictures. Length of the three joints = 2 : 3 : 5, breadth = 2 : 5 : 7. Cephalis subspherical, with a large, straight, cylindrical horn, about as long as the whole shell (in the specimen figured this is broken off). Thorax truncate, conical. Abdomen subglobose, truncate on both poles, twice as broad as the constricted mouth. Pores quincuncial, subregular, circular, twice as broad in the abdomen as in the thorax.

Dimensions.—Length of the three joints, a 0.02, b 0.03, c 0.05; breadth, a 0.02, b 0.05, c 0.07.

Habitat.—South Atlantic, Station 332, surface.

14. Theocorys sphærophila, Haeckel.