EEPOKT ON THE ASTEEOIDEA. 



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SVNONYMA AND REMARKS. 



= Oreaster muellcri, Bell. 



= Oreaster nodulosus, Bell. 



I = Oreaster oceidentalis, Verrill. (Probably the 

 | same species as Pentaeeros Cumin'jii, Gray.) 



= Oreaster orientalis, Miiller and Troschel. 

 = Oreaster productus, Bell. 



= Oreaster regulus, Muller and Troschel. 



= Oreaster Rcinliardti, Liitken. 



/ = Pentaeeros gibbus, rcticulatus, Linck ; Asterias 

 reticulata, Linnd ; Oreaster rcticulatus, Miiller 

 and Troschel. Incl. : Pentaeeros lentiginosis, 

 Linck ; Asterias gigas, LinniS ; Asterias penta- 

 cyphus, Retzius ; Asterias Sebw, de Blainville; 

 Pentaeeros grandis, Gray ; Pentaeeros gibbus, 

 Gray ; Pentaeeros aculeatus, Gray ; Oreaster 

 aculeatus, Muller and Troschel ; Oreaster lapi- 

 darius, Grube ; Oreaster gigas, Liitken ; Pen- 

 taeeros tuberosus (Behn, M.S.), Mobius. 



= Oreaster supcrbus, Mijbius. 



= Oreaster thurstoni, Bell. 



= Oreaster trosckcli, Bell. 



= Oreaster tubcrculatus, Muller and Troschel. 

 (Probably the same as Pentaeeros mammilUttus 

 (Audouin), Perrier.) 



■ = Pentaeeros- gibbus, turritus, Linck; Oreaster 

 turritus, Muller and Troschel. Incl. : Asterias 

 nodosa [pars), Liune ; Pentaeeros Frank! mn, 

 Gray ; Pentaeeros modestus, Gray ; Oreaster 

 mammosus, Perrier ; Oreaster nodosus, Bell. 



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