Shell campanulate, with three internal, annular septa. Length of the four joints = 5 : 2 : 8 : 3. Cephalis three-sided, pyramidal, slender, bearing a pyramidal horn of the same length, with three dentate edges. Thorax very small, hemispherical. Third joint very large, campanulate. Fourth joint of the same breadth, but only one-third as long. Pores subregular, circular. Peristome with a coronal of twelve to fifteen conical, divergent feet, as long as the last joint.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with four joints) 0.18, breadth 0.09. Length of the single joints, a 0.05, b 0.02, c 0.08, d 0.03.

Habitat.—Central Pacific, Station 271, depth 2425 fathoms.

2. Phormocampe lamprocyclas, n. sp. (Pl. 77, fig. 16).

Shell conical, with three internal annular septa. Length of the four joints = 1 : 1 : 3 : 4. Cephalis subspherical, as large as the thorax, with a stout, pyramidal horn of three times the length, bearing at the apex a spinulate knob. The fourth joint is the broadest, and has large, circular, hexagonally-framed pores, two to three times as broad as the circular pores of the three first joints. Peristome with a double coronal of short, conical, divergent feet, nine on each coronal.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with four joints) 0.16, breadth 0.11. Length of the single joints, a 0.02, b 0.02, c 0.05, d 0.07.

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

3. Phormocampe eucalyptra, n. sp. (Pl. 77, fig. 14).

Shell flatly conical, somewhat broader than long, with four internal annular septa. The four joints increase gradually in length and breadth. Pores subregular, hexagonal. Cephalis hemispherical, with two small, divergent horns. Peristome with a coronal of thirty to forty short, conical, divergent feet.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell 0.14, breadth 0.17. Length of the single joints, a 0.02, b 0.03, c 0.04, d 0.05.

Habitat.—North Pacific, Station 241, depth 2300 fathoms.

4. Phormocampe metalis, n. sp.

Shell spiny, with three broad internal annular septa. Three of the four joints are nearly equal in length, each being three times as long as the first. Cephalis subspherical, with a conical horn of twice the length. The second and third joints are together nearly ellipsoidal, and are not separated externally. The fourth joint is separated from them by a deep stricture, one and a half times as broad, and flatly conical. Pores subregular, circular, hexagonally framed. Peristome with a coronal of twenty to thirty strong, conical, divergent feet.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell 0.22, basal breadth 0.16. Length of the single joint, a 0.02, b 0.06, c 0.06, d 0.08.

Habitat.—Central Pacific, Station 265, depth 2900 fathoms.

Subgenus 2. Cyrtocorys, Haeckel, 1881, Prodromus, p. 438.

Definition.—Shell with four or more transverse strictures, and five or more joints.

5. Phormocampe mitra, n. sp.

Shell broadly campanulate, conical, about as broad as long, with five internal annular septa. Length of the six joints gradually increasing. Cephalis flat, cap-shaped, with a short, bristle-shaped, conical horn. Pores small and numerous, regular, hexagonal, with thin bars. Peristome with a coronal of forty to fifty divergent, bristle-shaped feet, about as long as the last joint.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with six joints) 0.16, of the last joint 0.05; breadth 0.18.

Habitat.—North Pacific, Station 235 (off Japan), surface.

6. Phormocampe conus, n. sp.

Shell slenderly conical, three times as long as broad, with thirteen distinct strictures. Length of the fourteen joints nearly equal. Breadth gradually increasing towards the mouth. Cephalis hemispherical, with a slender, conical, curved horn of three times the length. Pores small and numerous, regular, circular. Peristome with a coronal of twenty to thirty slightly divergent, bristle-shaped feet, twice as long as the last joint.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with fourteen joints) 0.22, of each joint (on an average) 0.016; basal breadth 0.08.

Habitat.—South Pacific, Station 297, surface.

Genus 638. Artophormis,^[255] Haeckel, 1881, Prodromus, p. 438.

Definition.—Stichophormida (vel Stichocyrtida multiradiata aperta) with ovate or spindle-shaped shell, bearing in its wall numerous lateral ribs, which are prolonged into terminal feet. Mouth constricted.

The genus Artophormis and the following Cyrtophormis differ from the two preceding genera in the ovate form of the shell, which tapers in breadth towards the constricted mouth. It differs from the similar Alacorys in the greater number of the shell-joints, this being four or more.

1. Artophormis horrida, n. sp. (Pl. 75, fig. 2).

Shell slenderly ovate, spiny, with three deep strictures, twice as long as broad. Length of the four joints = 2 : 5 : 6 : 7. Whole surface covered with strong conical spines. Six prominent, longitudinal ribs, decurrent from the cephalis to the mouth, are armed with larger spines, which in the upper joints are directed upwards, in the lower downwards. The six ribs are prolonged over the constricted mouth into six stout, conical feet. Cephalis subspherical, with a conical horn and some smaller spines. Pores circular, of very different sizes.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with four joints) 0.2, breadth 0.1. Length of the single joints, a 0.02, b 0.05, c 0.06, d 0.07.

Habitat.—South Pacific, Station 300, depth 1375 fathoms.

2. Artophormis costata, n. sp.

Shell spindle-shaped, rough, with six distinct strictures, three times as long as broad. The length of the seven joints increases gradually; the last joint is twice as long as the fifth. Six prominent, radial ribs arise from the third stricture, and are prolonged into six slender, convergent, conical feet, as long as the sixth joint. Cephalis hemispherical, with a pyramidal horn of twice the length. Pores regular, circular.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with seven joints) 0.24, breadth 0.08. Length of the last joint 0.05.

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

3. Artophormis barbadensis, Haeckel.

Shell slenderly ovate, smooth, with three sharp strictures, twice as long as broad. Length of the four joints = 1 : 2 : 3 : 2. Nine prominent longitudinal ribs arise from the third joint, and are prolonged into nine slender, conical, little convergent feet. Cephalis hemispherical, with a conical horn of the same length. Pores subregular, circular, twice as large in the third joint as in the second; the fourth joint bears above a circle of nine very large pores (alternate with the nine ribs), and below two or three circles of smaller pores (eighteen to twenty-seven in the circumference). Mouth somewhat constricted. The figure of Ehrenberg is incomplete, the horn of the cephalis and the nine feet being broken off.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with four joints) 0.16, breadth 0.08. Length of the single joints, a 0.02, b 0.04, c 0.06, d 0.04.

Habitat.—Fossil in Barbados.

Genus 639. Cyrtophormis,^[256] n. gen.

Definition.—Stichophormida (vel Stichocyrtida multiradiata aperta) with ovate or spindle-shaped shell, without lateral ribs. Mouth constricted, with a corona of terminal feet.

The genus Cyrtophormis may be derived from the preceding Artophormis by reduction of the lateral ribs, whilst the terminal feet (as their free prolongations) remain, and form a corona around the mouth. Sometimes also each constriction bears a corona of spines. It corresponds to Calocyclas among the Tricyrtida and Anthocyrtis among the Dicyrtida.

Subgenus 1. Cyrtophormium, Haeckel.

Definition.—Shell with six (sometimes five or seven) feet on the peristome (three perradial alternate with three interradial).

1. Cyrtophormis armata, n. sp. (Pl. 78, fig. 17).

Shell spiny, spindle-shaped, with three annular septa. Length of the four joints = 3 : 4 : 5 : 6. The third joint is the broadest, being twice as broad as the constricted mouth. Pores irregular, roundish. Cephalis conical, armed with a bunch of strong, conical spines, and distinguished by double-contoured pores. Peristome with six (sometimes five or seven) triangular, vertical, parallel, or slightly divergent feet.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with four joints) 0.18, breadth 0.09. Length of the single joints, a 0.03, b 0.04, c 0.05, d 0.06.

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

2. Cyrtophormis ovata, n. sp.

Shell rough, ovate, very thick-walled, with three distinct strictures. Length of the four joints = 1 : 1 : 2 : 3. The fourth joint is the broadest, inversely hemispherical, and three times as broad as the constricted mouth. Pores regular, circular, hexagonally framed. Cephalis hemispherical, with a pyramidal horn of the same length. Peristome with a coronal of six short, conical, curved, outwardly convex teeth.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with four joints) 0.2, breadth 0.14. Length of the single joints, a 0.02, b 0.03, c 0.06, d 0.09.

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

Subgenus 2. Cyrtophormiscus, Haeckel.

Definition.—Shell with nine (sometimes eight or ten) feet on the peristome (three perradial alternate with six interradial).

3. Cyrtophormis cingulata, n. sp. (Pl. 78, fig. 18).

Shell spiny, spindle-shaped, with three internal annular septa, and three external girdles of spines. The second and third joints are of nearly equal length, twice as broad as the first, and half as broad as the fourth joint. The third joint is the broadest, and twice as broad as the constricted mouth. Pores subregular, circular. Cephalis hemispherical, with a large apical horn, and a coronal of six strong ascending spines. Peristome beyond the stricture of the mouth somewhat dilated, with nine triangular, divergent teeth (broken off in the specimen figured).

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with four joints) 0.18, breadth 0.09. Length of the single joints, a 0.02, b 0.04, c 0.04, d 0.08.

Habitat.—Western Tropical Pacific, Station 224, depth 1850 fathoms.

4. Cyrtophormis aculeata, n. sp.

Shell spiny, slenderly ovate, with five distinct strictures, each with a girdle of spines. The three middle joints are of nearly equal length, each half as long as the second, and one-third as long as the sixth joint. The fifth joint is the broadest, twice as broad as the constricted mouth. Pores regular, circular. Cephalis conical, with a bunch of strong, divergent spines. Peristome with nine strong, conical, vertical, parallel teeth.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with six joints) 0.18, breadth 0.08. Length of the first joint 0.02, the second 0.04, the three following 0.02, the sixth 0.06.

Habitat.—North Pacific, Station 241, depth 2300 fathoms.

5. Cyrtophormis acutata, Haeckel.

Shell rough, spindle-shaped, with six annular strictures. The third, fourth, and seventh joints are equal in length, three times as long as the first and the fifth joints. The fourth joint is the broadest, four times as broad as the constricted mouth. Pores irregular, roundish. Cephalis small, subspherical, with a short conical horn. Peristome with nine (?) irregular, triangular, little convergent teeth.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with seven joints) 0.22, breadth 0.11. Length of the third, fourth, and seventh joints 0.04.

Habitat.—Fossil in Tertiary rocks of Sicily; Grotte (Stöhr).

Subgenus 3. Acanthocyrtis, Haeckel.

Definition.—Shell with numerous (twelve to twenty or more) terminal feet.

6. Cyrtophormis cylindrica, n. sp. (Pl. 77, fig. 17).

Shell rough, subcylindrical, with three annular septa. The fourth cylindrical joint is four times as long as the second and the third joints. These three joints are nearly equal in breadth. Pores small and numerous, almost square, in regular, transverse rows; two to three in the first joint, five to six in the second and in the third, fourteen to sixteen in the fourth joint. Cephalis flat, cap-shaped, with a short, pyramidal horn. Peristome half as broad as the shell, hyaline, with a coronal of numerous, very delicate, vertical feet.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with four joints) 0.2, breadth, 0.08. Length of the single joints, a 0.02, b 0.03, c 0.03, d 0.12.

Habitat.—Central Pacific, Station 271, depth 2425 fathoms.

7. Cyrtophormis corona, n. sp. (Pl. 77, fig. 15).

Shell smooth, conical, ovate, with three deep strictures, about twice as long as broad. The fourth joint is the broadest, inflated, and three times as long as the second and the third joints. Pores small and numerous, circular, in regular, transverse rows; two in the first joint, four in the second and third, and ten in the fourth joint. Cephalis hemispherical, with a stout, pyramidal horn. Peristome two-thirds as broad as the fourth joint, with twelve to fifteen triangular, convergent teeth.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with four joints) 0.16, breadth 0.08. Length of the single joints, a 0.01, b 0.03, c 0.03, d 0.09.

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

8. Cyrtophormis cornuta, n. sp. (Pl. 77, fig. 18).

Shell thorny, spindle-shaped, with three distinct strictures. Length of the four joints = 2 : 4 : 3 : 5. The third joint is the broadest. Pores circular, of different sizes, in the three first joints double-contoured. Cephalis subspherical, with a large, conical horn of three times the length. The fourth joint is inversely conical, three times as broad as the constricted mouth. Peristome with a coronal of numerous (ten to twenty) irregular, thin, partly forked teeth.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with four joints) 0.14, breadth 0.07. Length of the single joints, a 0.02, b 0.04, c 0.03, d 0.05.

Habitat.—Central Pacific, Station 265, depth 2900 fathoms.

9. Cyrtophormis fimbriata, Haeckel.

Shell rough, spindle-shaped, with six annular septa. The fifth joint is the longest, twice as long as each of the three preceding joints, and four times as long as the sixth. The fourth joint is the broadest, three times as broad as the constricted mouth. Pores small, regular, circular. Cephalis small, subspherical, with a small, conical horn (broken off in the specimen figured). Peristome with an irregular, double coronal of ten to twenty vertical teeth.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with seven joints) 0.25, breadth 0.1. Length of the fifth joint 0.06, of each of the three preceding 0.03.

Habitat.—Central Pacific, Station 268, depth 2900 fathoms; fossil in Sicily (Grotte, Caltanisetta).

10. Cyrtophormis turrita, n. sp.

Shell smooth, nearly conical, twice as long as broad, with twelve sharp strictures. The thirteen joints increase gradually in length and breadth. The last joint is much longer than any of the others, twice as long as the eleventh, and twice as broad as the ninth joint. The constricted mouth on its lower surface is only one-third as broad. Cephalis small, hemispherical, with a short, conical horn. Peristome with a coronal of twenty to thirty delicate, partly confluent, vertical teeth.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with thirteen joints) 0.26, breadth 0.12.

Habitat.—South-Eastern Pacific, Station 299 (off Valparaiso), depth 2160 fathoms.

11. Cyrtophormis turricula, n. sp. (Pl. 75, fig. 5).

Shell smooth, slender, tower-shaped, with fourteen distinct strictures. The ten first joints are nearly equal in length. The twelfth joint is the largest, three to four times as long as each of the preceding, and broader than all the others, twice as broad as the suddenly constricted mouth. Pores small and numerous, regular, circular, quincuncial. Cephalis small, subspherical, with a pyramidal horn of three times the length. Peristome with a coronal of twenty to thirty very delicate, partly confluent, short, vertical teeth.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with fifteen joints) 0.3, breadth 0.1. Length of the twelfth joint 0.05.

Habitat.—South-Eastern Pacific, Station 298 (off Valparaiso), depth 2225 fathoms.

Subfamily 2. Stichophænida, Haeckel, 1881, Prodromus, p. 439.

Definition.—Phormocampida with the terminal mouth of the shell fenestrated (vel Stichocyrtida multiradiata clausa).

Genus 640. Artophæna,^[257] Haeckel, 1881, Prodromus, p. 438.

Definition.—Stichophænida (vel Stichocyrtida multiradiata clausa) with six radial ribs or wings.

The genus Artophæna and the following genus Stichophæna represent together the small subfamily of Stichophænida, or of those Cyrtoidea in which the multiradiate shell is composed of numerous (four or more) joints, and closed at the end by a lattice-plate. The number of the lateral, solid, or latticed appendages is six in Artophæna, nine in Stichophæna. They may have been derived either from the Stichophormida by closure of the terminal mouth, or from the Stichoperida by intercalation of three or six interradial appendages.

1. Artophæna ærostatica, n. sp. (Pl. 75, fig. 4).

Shell four-jointed, with three sharp strictures and internal septa. The fourth joint is subspherical, longer than the three first joints together, and twice as broad as these. The second joint is twice as long as the first and the third, and armed with six divergent, stout, pyramidal, radial spines or wings of the same length. Cephalis flat, cap-shaped, with an oblique pyramidal horn of twice the length. Pores regular, circular, hexagonally framed.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with four joints) 0.18, breadth 0.12. Length of the single joints, a 0.02, b 0.04, c 0.02, d 0.1.

Habitat.—Central Pacific, Station 265, depth 2900 fathoms.

2. Artophæna senaria, n. sp.

Shell pear-shaped, with five distinct strictures. Length of the four middle joints little different. The fifth joint is the broadest. From the first stricture there arise six radial ribs, which at the fourth are prominent as six short, conical, divergent spines. The last joint is inversely hemispherical, twice as long as the preceding. Cephalis hemispherical, with a conical horn of the same length. Pores regular, circular.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with six joints) 0.14, breadth 0.09; of each joint 0.02, of the last 0.04.

Habitat.—Central Pacific, Station 273, depth 2350 fathoms.

3. Artophæna hexalatractus, n. sp.

Shell spindle-shaped, with three sharp strictures, and six triangular, latticed, divergent wings, which arise from the collar stricture and descend along the two middle joints. Their terminal points fall into the same plane as the basal end of the fourth inversely conical joint. Length of the four joints = 1 : 2 : 4 : 2. Cephalis hemispherical, with a conical horn of the same length. (Similar to Theophæna hexaptera, Pl. 68, fig. 13, but with three distinct internal annular septa, corresponding to the three external strictures.)

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with four joints) 0.18, breadth 0.08. Length of the four single joints, a 0.02, b 0.04, c 0.08, d 0.04.

Habitat.—South Pacific (off Juan Fernandez), Station 300, depth 1375 fathoms.

4. Artophæna hexapodiscus, n. sp.

Shell ovate, without external strictures, but with five internal annular septa. Length of the six joints = 1 : 2 : 3 : 4 : 3 : 6. Cephalis hemispherical, with a stout conical horn of twice the length. The last joint is the broadest, inversely hemispherical. From the fourth and fifth joints arise six divergent ribs, which are prolonged over the fifth stricture into six triangular, divergent, fenestrated feet, about as long as the last joint. Pores in the upper half of the shell regular, circular, in the lower half irregular, roundish.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with six joints) 0.2, breadth 0.12. Length of the single joints, a 0.015, b 0.025, c 0.03, d 0.04, e 0.03, f 0.06.

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

Genus 641. Stichophæna,^[258] Haeckel, 1881, Prodromus, p. 439.

Definition.—Stichophænida (vel Stichocyrtida multiradiata clausa) with nine radial ribs or wings.

The genus Stichophæna differs from the preceding Artophæna in the typical number of the radial lateral appendages, being nine in the former, six in the latter. Usually these are simple ribs enclosed in the shell-wall, more rarely prominent wings.

Subgenus 1. Stichophænidium, Haeckel.

Definition.—Last joint of the shell rounded, without basal spines.

1. Stichophæna ritteriana, n. sp. (Pl. 75, fig. 12).

Shell pear-shaped, twice as long as broad, with seven internal annular septa. The upper half is slenderly conical, composed of seven joints of nearly equal length, gradually increasing in breadth. The lower half is formed only by the eighth joint, which is very large, subglobose, inflated, and as long as the seven other joints together. The spherical cephalis bears a conical horn of the same length. From the thorax arise at equal distances nine radial ribs in the form of thin, triangular lamellæ, which attain their greatest height in the sixth joint, and form nine elegant, denticulate crests in the eighth joint. Pores small and numerous, subregular, circular. This beautiful species is dedicated to my honourable friend, Dr. Paul von Ritter, the magnanimous philanthropist and liberal protector of free science, who founded in the University of Jena the first professorial chair of Darwinism and phylogeny.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with eight joints) 0.24, breadth 0.12. Length of each of the first seven joints 0.015; diameter of the subspherical last joint 0.12.

Habitat.—South Pacific, Station 300 (off Juan Fernandez), depth 1375 fathoms.

2. Stichophæna darwiniana, n. sp.

Shell pear-shaped, twice as long as broad, with six distinct strictures. The last joint is the broadest and twice as long as the sixth, three times as long as each of the five preceding joints. The hemispherical cephalis bears a conical horn of twice the length. From the third joint arise nine radial ribs, which reach the sixth joint, but are not developed in the last hemispherical joint. Pores irregular, roundish.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with seven joints) 0.2, breadth 0.1. Length of five first joints, each 0.018 to 0.022, of the sixth 0.03, of the seventh joint 0.06.

Habitat.—Central Pacific, Station 265, depth 2900 fathoms.

3. Stichophæna gœtheana, n. sp.

Shell ovate, one and a half times as long as broad, rough, with five internal annular septa. The six joints gradually increase in length and breadth. The last joint is the broadest, and half as long as the five others together. The hemispherical cephalis bears a pyramidal horn of twice the length. From the thorax arise nine radial ribs, which attain their greatest height in the fourth joint and reach the fifth joint, but are not developed in the last ovate joint. Pores subregular, circular.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with six joints) 0.22, breadth 0.14. Length of the single joints, a 0.02, b 0.025, c 0.03, d 0.035, e 0.04, f 0.7.

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

Subgenus 2. Stichophænoma, Haeckel.

Definition.—Last joint of the shell pointed, armed with a polar, basal spine, or a bunch of spines.

4. Stichophæna nonaria, n. sp. (Pl. 76, fig. 6).

Shell nearly spindle-shaped, with five or six distinct strictures. The third joint is the broadest and longest, and twice as long as the second and the fifth joints. Along the second or third middle joint (beginning from the second or third) descend nine prominent longitudinal ribs. Cephalis hemispherical, with two short, conical, divergent horns. Last joint inversely conical, armed with several strong, conical, divergent spines.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with seven joints) 0.23, of the third joint 0.05, of the last 0.04; breadth 0.1.

Habitat.—North Pacific, Station 244, depth 2900 fathoms.

5. Stichophæna novena, n. sp. (Pl. 76, fig. 7).

Shell nearly spindle-shaped, with eight or nine deep strictures. The third joint is the broadest, campanulate, in its lower half with nine prominent ribs, which disappear beyond the third stricture. The following joints are alternately longer and shorter, and decrease gradually in breadth. Thorax hemispherical. Cephalis small, hemispherical, with a conical horn of the same length. Last joint also hemispherical, scarcely larger than the cephalis, with a bunch of conical, divergent spines.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with nine joints) 0.25, of the third joint 0.05, of the last 0.02; breadth 0.1.

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

Family LXX. Lithocampida, n. fam.

Definition.—Stichocyrtida eradiata. (Cyrtoidea with an annulated shell, divided by three or more transverse constrictions into four or more annular joints, without radial apophyses.)

The family Lithocampida comprises those Cyrtoidea in which the lattice-shell is composed of numerous (four to eight or more) annular joints, and bears no radial apophyses. It may be divided into two subfamilies, differing in the shape of the terminal mouth. This is a simple wide opening in the Stichocorida (and the united Artocorida), closed by a lattice-plate in the Stichocapsida (and the allied Artocapsida). The phylogenetic origin of the Lithocampida may be found in the Theocyrtida.

The number of species of Lithocampida is very great, and amounts here to more than one hundred and sixty whilst the total number of Stichocyrtida is about two hundred and forty. They represent therefore, two-thirds of the whole group, whilst one third is composed of the Podocampida and Phormocampida. Ehrenberg has already described between forty and fifty species in his genera Eucyrtidium and Lithocampe; the majority of these were fossils from Barbados.

This large number of species may be easily increased by accurate researches on the great masses of Lithocampida, which are found in the Radiolarian ooze of the Challenger, and as fossils in Barbados. The variety in the number, size, and proportion of the shell-joints and of the lattice-pores is very great, and permits us to distinguish a far greater number of species than are here described. Many species are cosmopolitan, and belong to the most common forms of Radiolaria.

This large number of species requires to be disposed in different genera, but the distinction of these latter is a rather difficult task, since the exterior of the shell, as well as its internal structure, offers no striking differences (compare Pls. 78 to 80). In my Monograph (1862, pp. 312 to 319) I have already pointed out the difficulty of distinguishing between Lithocampe and Eucyrtidium. The general form of the shell exhibits a continuous series of transformations, from a flat, conical, or nearly discoidal form, through cylindrical to ovate, or spindle-shaped shells, the wide open terminal mouth becoming more or less constricted, and finally (in the Stichocapsida) closed. The absence or presence of an apical horn may further serve for the distinction of genera. A peculiar small group is represented by the Spirocampida (Spirocyrtis, Spirocampe, Pl. 76, figs. 11 to 17), the transverse latticed girdles separating the single joints, which are usually parallel and horizontal, becoming here partly connected, so that they form a descending spiral.

Synopsis of the Genera of Lithocampida.

Subfamily 1. Stichocorida, Haeckel, 1881, Prodromus, p. 438.

Definition.—Lithocampida with the terminal mouth of the shell open (vel Stichocyrtida eradiata aperta).

Genus 642. Lithostrobus,^[259] Bütschli, 1882, Zeitschr. f. wiss. Zool., vol. xxxvi. p. 529.

Definition.—Stichocorida (vel Stichocyrtida eradiata aperta), with conical shell, gradually dilated towards the wide open mouth. Cephalis with a horn.

The genus Lithostrobus is probably the most primitive among the Lithocampida, and comprises those forms of this family in which the slender, conical shell is gradually dilated towards the wide, terminal mouth, each joint being broader than the preceding. It may be derived from Theoconus by increase in the number of the joints. Some species are distinguished by a curved axis, which gives them a horn-like appearance; these may be separated as a peculiar genus, Cornustrobus.

Subgenus 1. Conostrobus, Haeckel.

Definition.—Shell regularly conical, with straight axis; all joints nearly equal in length, gradually increasing in breadth.

1. Lithostrobus monostichus, n. sp.

Shell slenderly conical, smooth, with straight axis, and eight to ten deep strictures. All joints nearly of the same length, gradually increasing in breadth; the eighth joint twice as broad as the fourth. In each joint only a single transverse series of small, circular, regular pores. Horn of the cephalis conical, straight, of twice the length. (Similar to Lithostrobus tetrastichus, Pl. 80, fig. 6, but in each joint there is only a single series of pores.)

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with ten joints) 0.2, of each joint 0.02; breadth of the fourth joint 0.03, of the eight 0.06.

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

2. Lithostrobus distichus, n. sp.

Shell conical, papillate, with straight axis, and four to six deep strictures. All joints nearly of the same length, the fifth twice as broad as the second. In each joint two transverse rows of large, circular pores. Horn of the cephalis stout, straight, conical, of the same length.

Dimensions.—Length of the shell (with six joints) 0.18, of each joint 0.03; breadth of the second joint 0.04, of the fifth 0.08.

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

3. Lithostrobus tristichus, Haeckel.