Olilin, Zoological observations during Peary Auxiliary Expedition 1894. 17! 



Pycnofjonida 2 species (at least) 



Mollusca: Cephalopoda 1 



Gastropoda 15 



LameUibranchiata 11 



Tiinicata 



Brachiopofla . 1 



Vermes 15 



Echinodermata: Crinoidea 2 



Asteroidea 4 



Ophiitr/dea 



Echinoidea 1 



Total C)C) 



Polyzoa , hydrozoa and xpongiue are to be added to this list besides 

 all animals obtained with the surface -net or in some fresh waterpools 

 at Godhavn, which I found to contain great numbers of Branchipus, 

 Apus, copepods, ostracods and other organisms not yet examined. 



If the number of species already classified, which will be highly 

 increased after a more careful and detailed examination of the whole 

 material, is compared with a list of the collections brought home by 

 Nares' expedition 18751871), one must feel surprised to see that 

 my material obtained in a few dredgings and almost exclusively at 

 one station only, viz. in Inglefield Gulf, will, probably, exceed that 

 collection in number both of species and individuals. It is true that 

 Nares' collection was obtained farther north from lat. 78 to 83 N. 

 within an area where one might possibly expect the fauna to be 

 poorer on account of the geographical position in higher latitudes. 

 Nevertheless, considering the great number of dredgings and the vast 

 circuit within which they were carried out, the difference in regard to 

 number of species and individuals secured during both expeditions is 

 a remarkable one. Therefore it would be interesting for future natura- 

 lists, visiting those regions, to decide whether the fauna is actually 

 so much poorer at localities situated but 2 3 degrees farther north. 

 For the sake of comparison, it will be of interest to look on Nares' 

 list l ). 



10 species (at least) 



(incl. 3 freshwater forms) 



(1 with?) 



1) 1. c., Vol. 2, Appendix. 



