shells, two extracapsular or cortical shells; the distance between the former and the latter is greater than the distance between either the two inner or the two outer shells. In some cases, however (e.g., Cromyomma zonaster), the distance between all four shells is equal.
Subgenus 1. Cromyommetta, Haeckel.
Definition.—Pores of the outer cortical shell regular, of nearly equal size and similar form.
1. Cromyomma villosum, n. sp. (Pl. 30, fig. 2).
Radial proportion of the four spheres = 1 : 2 : 4 : 5. Outer cortical shell thick walled, densely covered with innumerable bristle-shaped radial spines, half as long as the radius. Pores regular, circular, double-edged, of the same breadth as the bars; ten to twelve on the radius. The thick outer shell is so dark, that the outlines only of the other three shells can be seen.
Dimensions.—Diameter of the four shells—(A) outer cortical shell 0.2, (B) inner cortical shell 0.16, (C) outer medullary shell 0.08, (D) inner medullary shell 0.04; pores and bars of the outer shell 0.008; length of the spines 0.04.
Habitat.—Central Pacific, Station 267, depth 2700 fathoms.
2. Cromyomma zonaster, Haeckel.
Radial proportion of the four spheres = 2 : 3 : 4 : 5. Outer cortical shell thick walled, densely covered with numerous bristle-shaped radial spines, as long as the radius. Pores regular, circular, twice as broad as the bars; eight to ten on the radius. The thick outer shell is so dark, that the outlines only of the other three shells can be seen.
Dimensions.—Diameter of the four shells—(A) 0.15, (B) 0.12, (C) 0.09, (D) 0.06; pores of the outer shell 0.01, bars 0.005; length of the spines 0.08.
Habitat.—Arctic Ocean, Greenland (depth 1000 fathoms), "Alert" Expedition.
3. Cromyomma perplexum, Stöhr.
Radial proportion of the four spheres = 1 : 2 : 3 : 4. Outer cortical shell thick walled, densely covered with short conical spines, as long as the diameter of the pores. These are regular, circular, three times as broad as the bars; six to eight on the radius. The thick outer shell is so dark, that the outlines only of the three other shells can be seen.
Dimensions.—Diameter of the four shells—(A) 0.17, (B) 0.13, (C) 0.087, (D) 0.043; pores of the outer shell 0.015, bars 0.005; length of the spines 0.02.
Habitat.—Fossil in the Tertiary rocks of Sicily (Grotte) Stöhr.
