. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 576 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Verticordia lamothei D. & F. Fig. 39 a Verticordia lamothei Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1897, p. 227, pi. 7, figs. 13-16; Dautzenberg, 1927, p. 347, pi. 9, figs. 15-18; Jaeckel, 1931, p. 245. Subquadrangular, inflated, anterior margin concave. Radial ribs 21-23, whole surface (except limule) minutely granulate, growth-lines traceable. Margin not (or not strongly) scalloped. Length, alt., and thickness 10 mm. 350 19/ S., 200 i2'E., 126 metres; 35°q/ S., i8°33'
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 576 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Verticordia lamothei D. & F. Fig. 39 a Verticordia lamothei Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1897, p. 227, pi. 7, figs. 13-16; Dautzenberg, 1927, p. 347, pi. 9, figs. 15-18; Jaeckel, 1931, p. 245. Subquadrangular, inflated, anterior margin concave. Radial ribs 21-23, whole surface (except limule) minutely granulate, growth-lines traceable. Margin not (or not strongly) scalloped. Length, alt., and thickness 10 mm. 350 19/ S., 200 i2'E., 126 metres; 35°q/ S., i8°33'E., 564metres (Jaeckel). Off Cape St. Blaize, 125 fathoms, one living (S. Afr. Mus. A9562. Fig. 39. Left valves of: a, Verticordia lamothei D. & F. b, ericia Hedley. c, inornata Jaeckel. Distribution. Azores (Dautzenberg & Fischer). East coast of Africa (Jaeckel). Remarks. Jaeckel seems to have been correct in identifying specimens from the southwest slope of the Agulhas Bank with the Atlantic lamothei. The present 5 mm. long specimen came from slightly farther east on the southern slope. Whether the East African specimens are identical is a matter for teview. Verticordia inornata Jaeckel Fig. 39 c Verticordia inornata Jaeckel, 1931, p. 245, pi. 10(5), figs. 124, 124a. Subcircular ('schief herzformig'), anterior margin concave. Very feeble radial riblets, c. 20 at 3 mm. alt., increasing to at least 30 in larger shells. Whole surface with extremely numerous and minute granules, sometimes somewhat pointed, arranged in radial lines. Margin entire. Length 6-5, alt. 6 mm. (Jaeckel); 6 x 5-5 mm. (S. Afr. Mus.). 35°26'S.,20056/E.,8ometres;35° 16'S., 22°26'E., 155 metres (Jaeckel). Offlllovo (Natal), 27-30 fathoms, 2 valves; off Cape Morgan, 52 fathoms, one living, 6 valves; off Hood Point (East London), 49 fathoms, one valve; 14. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - colorat
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