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Fitzroy Island [P. H. Carpenter, 1888; A. H. Clark, 1911]. 



Challenger; channel between Albany Island and Somerset, Cape York; 14.6-21.9 

 meters; September 7, 1874 (also given simply as Cape York) [P. H. Carpenter, 1888; 

 A. H. Clark, 1911, 1913] (1, B. M.). 



Albany Passage [A. H. Clark, 1911] (1, Austr. M.). 



Cooktown, Queensland [Hartlaub, 1891; A. H. CJlark, 1911]. 



Port Molle, Queensland [A. H. Clark, 1911] (2, U.S.N.M., 34951; Austr. M.). 



Alert; Port Molle; 25.6 meters; rock [P. H. Carpenter, 1888; A. H. Clark, 1911, 

 1913] (3, B. M.). 



Alert; Port Curtis; 0-20 meters; sand and shell [Bell, 1884; P. H. Carpenter, 1888; 

 A. H. Clark, 1911, 1913] (1, B. M.). 



No locality [A. H. Clark, 1911, 1913] (7, B. M.; L. M.; Austr. M.). 



Erroneous localities. Port Jackson, New South Wales [A. H. Clark, 1911] (1, 

 Austr. M.). 



Sydney, New South Wales [A. H. Clark, 1911]; this is based on the same speci- 

 men as the preceding. 



No locality; Pe>on and Lesueur, 1803 [P. H. Carpenter, 1882] ( = C. purpurea). 



No locality; Rennes Museum; [Dujardin and Hupe", 1862] (appears to be A. 

 mediterranean . 



Geographical range. From the China Sea and Luzon southward to Port Curtis, 

 Queensland Gat. 24 S.), and the Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia (lat. 28 40' S.), 

 and westward to Ceylon. 



Bathymetrical range. From the shore line down to 73 (?292) meters. The 

 average of 38 records is 41.6 meters. If the record of 292 meters, which seems 

 questionable, be included the average of 39 records is 48.1 meters. 



This species is especially abundant just below the low-tide mark and in the 

 immediately adjacent sublittoral zone. 



Thermal range. There are no temperature records. 



History. The name Asterias pectinata was undoubtedly intended by Linne" 

 (1758) to apply to the common species of Antedon on the European coasts. The 

 references he cites are the following: 

 Barrelier (&eKa.Kvr]nos fimbriata). 

 Columna (8eKada.(rua.KTi.voei5ris). 

 Petiver (Stella chinensis perelegens). 

 Linck, Figure 64 (AeKaK^juos barbata). 

 Linck, Figure 66 (AeKaKVJjjuos rosacea). 



Barrelier's fimbriata, Linck's barbata, and Columna's StKa.daa-va.KTii'otiSris all refer 

 to Antedon mediterranea. Linck's rosacea, based upon Llhuyd's Decempeda cornu- 

 biensium, which is not mentioned by LinnS, is Antedon bijida. Petiver's Stella 

 chinensis perelegens is Capillaster multiradiata. 



As the habitat of Asterias pectinata, Linn6 gave "in mare Indico," notwith- 

 standing the fact that none of the references cited mention specimens from the 

 Indian seas. The discrepancy is explained by the existence at Lund of the actual 

 specimen which Linn had before him when he wrote the description. This is a 

 representative of the form now known as Comatula pectinata. 



