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Siboga station 105; Sulu (Jol6) Sea (lat. 608' N., long. 121 19' E.); 275 meters; 

 coral bottom; July 4, 1899 [A. H. Clark, 1918] (1, Amsterdam Mus.). 



Challenger station 201; off Mindanao (lat. 703' N., long. 121 48' E.); 150 meters; 

 stones and gravel; October 26, 1874 [P. H. Carpenter, 1888; A. H. Clark, 1913; Gislen, 

 1928] (1, B. M.). 



Albatross station 5255; Gulf of Davao; Dumalag Island (S.) bearing S. 65 W., 4.5 

 miles distant (lat, 703'00" N., long. 12539'00" E.); 183 meters; soft mud; May 18, 

 1908 [A. H. Clark, 1909] (1, U.S.N.M., 35606). 



Albatross station 5519; in the vicinity of northern Mindanao; Point Tagolo light 

 bearing S. 71 W., S.7 miles distant (lat. 847' N., long. 123 31'15" E.);33:i meters; 

 bottom temperature 12.4 C.; globigerinae and sand; August 9, 1909 [A. H. Clark, 

 1909] (2 U.S.M.N., 35603). 



Albatross station 5523; in the vicinity of northern Mindanao; Point Tagolo light 

 bearing S. 48 W., 6.7 miles distant (lat. 848'44" N., long. 12327'35" E.); no depth 

 given; August 10, 1909 [A. H. Clark, 1909] (1, U.S.N.M., 35609). 



Albatross station 5536; between Negros and Siquijor; Apo Island (C.) bearing S. 

 26 W., 11.8 miles distant (lat. 915'45" N., long. 12322'00" E.); 510 meters; bottom 

 temperature 11.9 C.; green mud; August 19, 1909 [A. H. Clark, 1909; F. W. Clarke 

 and Wheeler, 1922] (7, U.S.N.M., 35604). 



Albatross station 5411; between Cebu and Bohol; Lauis Point light bearing N. 

 35 E., 4.7 miles distant (lat, 1010'30" N., long. 12351'15" E.); 265 meters; bottom 

 temperature 12.9 C.; green mud; March 23, 1909 [A. H. Clark, 1909]; (1, U.S.N.M., 

 35605). 



Albatross station 5367; Verde Island Passage; Malabrigo light bearing N. 81 E., 

 8 miles distant (lat, 1334'37" N., long. 12107'30" E.); 329 meters; sand; February 

 22, 1909 [A H. Clark, 1909] (5, U.S.N.M., 35601). 



Albatross station 5279; China Sea in the vicinity of southern Luzon; Malavatuan 

 Island (W.) bearing S. 18 W., 5.4 miles distant (la't. 1357'30" N., long. 12022'15" 

 E.); 214 meters; green mud; July 17, 1908 [A. II. Clark, 1909] (2, U.S.N.M., 35602, 

 35954). 



Albatross station 5110; China Sea off southern Luzon; Corregidor light bearing N. 

 20 E., 25 miles distant (lat. 1359'20" N., long. 12075'45" E.); 247 meters; bottom 

 temperature 15 C.; dark gray mud; January 15, 1908 [A. H. Clark, 1908] (2, U.S.N.M., 

 35608). 



Albatross station 5325; off northern Luzon; Ilermanos Island (N.) bearing N. 

 86 E., 16.75 miles distant (lat. 1834'15" N., long. 12151'15" E.) 409 meters; 

 bottom temperature 11.8 C.; green mud; November 12, 1908 [A. II. Chirk 1909]. 



Geographical range. Philippine Islands, from the Tawi Ta\vi group northward to 

 northern Luzon. 



Bathymetrical range. From 150 to 510 meters; the average of 12 records is 300 

 meters. 



Thermal range. From 11.8 to 15.0 C.; the average of 6 records is 12.6 C. 



History. The first known specimen of this species was a young individual dredged 

 by the Challenger at station 201 and recorded by Dr. P. H. Carpenter under the name 

 of Antedon compressa in the ChnUtmjir report on tin- cnmatulids in 1888. Carpenter 



