Valve elliptical; marginal costæ short, 3 in 10 µ; striæ delicate, 18 in 10 µ; undulations four or more. L. 70-140 µ.

Blue clay.

Pl. [37], Fig. 1.

Forma spiralis.—Valve ovate, swelled into curved ridges at the lower end, with a contraction of the valve.

Port Penn, Delaware River.

Pl. [37], Fig. 2.

CYMATOPLEURA MARINA LEWIS

Frustule linear, with numerous undulations, ends apiculate; valve linear-lanceolate, with acute ends; striæ transverse, punctate at unequal intervals, from 16-18 in 10 µ. L. 43 µ.

East River, N. Y.

Pl. [37], Figs. 3 and 4.