Aphroditidae. 



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Aphrodite aculeata (L.). 



1900. Aphrodite aculeata, Mc. Intosli: A Monogr. Brit. Ann. p. 247. 



In Mc. Intosh's paper the complete synonymy from the year 1554 is found. 



Locality: 



The Ingolf-Expedition has taken this species in the following localities: 



St. 28. 65° 14' N. L. 55°42' W. D. 420 fms. Davis .Strait. 



64°i8' — 27°oo' — 295 — Danmark Strait. 



63°o6' — 56°oo' — 1199 — Davis Strait. 

 6i°5o' - 56°2i' 1435 



6 l0 33' — i9°oo' — 1089 — Danmark Strait. 



Further it has been taken : 

 West-Greenland: 



64°5i' N. L. 55°i4' W. L. 426 fms. Davis Strait, off Godthaab. 



Iceland: 



Loonsvik, 40 fms. 



Medelland bay, South-Iceland 90 — 70 fms. 



63°i5' N. L. 22°23' W. D. 326 — 216 m. South-Iceland. 



The Faroe Islands: 



Vestmanhavn, yj 2 — 5 fms. Fine black sand. 



— , 5—6 fms. 



Kongshavn, 12 — 16 fms. Stones, sand and clay. 

 Fundingsfjord, 12 — 20 fms. 

 North of the Faroe Islands, 8 — 10 miles. 

 The fish-bank, off Fugleo, 150 fms. 



The most interesting among the above named captures are those from Davis Strait. 

 Aphrodite aculrata was hitherto not known from Greenland; it is a more southern species. It is 

 worth taking notice of the fact that all the captures in Davis Strait have been made in deep water 



