. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. 470 FISHES The eggs appear to be deposited on the sea-bottoin in deep water, but they are very rarely obtained. An egg-case dredged up off the south-west coast of Ireland, at a depth of 315 fathoms, and about 6^ inches in length, is shown iu Fig. 268.^ It consisted. Fig. 268.—Egg-case of a species of Ohimaera. a, Transverse section across the case at p;, showing tlie lateral valvular slits ; Zj, similar section across x', showing the vertical ridges. (From Glintlier.) of a broad, somewhat oval, flattened portion which contained the egg, and terminated
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. 470 FISHES The eggs appear to be deposited on the sea-bottoin in deep water, but they are very rarely obtained. An egg-case dredged up off the south-west coast of Ireland, at a depth of 315 fathoms, and about 6^ inches in length, is shown iu Fig. 268.^ It consisted. Fig. 268.—Egg-case of a species of Ohimaera. a, Transverse section across the case at p;, showing tlie lateral valvular slits ; Zj, similar section across x', showing the vertical ridges. (From Glintlier.) of a broad, somewhat oval, flattened portion which contained the egg, and terminated at one end iu a truncated margin, while at the other it was produced into a long tapering styliform process, traversed by dorsal, ventral, and lateral ridges. The cavity of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), Sir, 1862- ed; Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927. ed. [London, Macmillan and Co. , Limited; New York, The Macmillan Company
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