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Azores. Astropecten schoenleinii, off the west coast of Africa. *Astro- 

 pecten mesactus, off Tristan da Cunha. Astropecten capensis and 

 Astropecten pontoporseus, off the Cape of Good Hope. 



On the western side : Astropecten vestita, off the eastern coast of 

 the United States. Astropecten articulatus, from New Jersey to 

 the West Indies [fide A. Agassiz). Astropecten alligator and Astro- 

 pecten duplicatus, off Florida, the latter extending to Mexico, the 

 Antilles, and Brazil. Astropecten ciliatus, off the coast of Venezuela. 

 Astropecten richardi, off French Guiana. Astropecten antillcnsis and 



* Asfropecten brasiliensis, off the Antilles, the latter extending to 

 Brazil, as far south as Rio de Janeiro. * Astropecten cingulatus, off 

 the coast of Brazil, south-east of Pernambuco. 



Indian and Southern Oceans : Six species between the parallels of 30° N. 

 and 40° S. 



Astropecten hemprichii and Astropecten polyacanthus, in the 

 Red Sea and off Mauritius, the latter species extending to Ceylon, 

 Japan, Admiralty Islands, Australia, and New Zealand. Astropecten 

 mauritianus, from Mauritius. Astropecten petalodea (= Astropecten 

 eury acanthus, Ltk.), from the Nicobar Islands. Astropecten preissii 

 and Astropecten triseriatus, off South- West Australia. 



Eastern Archipelago : Eight species between the parallels of 20° N. and 20° S. 

 Astropecten javanicus and Astropecten longispinus, from Java. 



* Astropecten imbcllis and * Astropecten monacanthus, off the Philip- 

 pine Islands. * Astropecten zebra, from Torres Strait. * Astropecten 

 acanthifer, in the Banda Sea. * Astropecten granulates, in the Ara- 

 fura Sea. * Astropecten velitaris, off Amboina, and extending to the 

 Admiralty Islands and China. 



Pacific : Thirteen species between the parallels of 40° N. and 40° S. 



On the western side : * Astropecten brevispinus, * Astropecten 

 japonicus, Astropecten scoparius, Astropecten formosus, and *Astro- 

 pecten polyacanthus, from Japan, the last species extending to 

 China, the Fiji Islands, Admiralty Islands, Australia, and New Zealand. 

 Astropecten velitaris, off China, and extending to Amboina and the 

 Admiralty Islands. Astropecten samoensis, off the island of Samoa. 

 * Astropecten pectinatus, off the south-east coast of Australia. Astro- 

 pecten edivardsi, off New Zealand. 



On the eastern side : Astropecten regalis, extending from Mexico 



