Figure 18. — Astropecten nuttinffi. A, aboral ; B, oral. 3 cm. 

 indicated. 



ous. Aboral surface covered by thick mosaic 

 of plates with short stout central spine. Bi- 

 valved pedicellariae present. Rr=2:l. Color 

 reddish brown, deep olive green, or yellowish 

 orange. 







■vaj' 



li J<fc' 



FlOITBE 19.- 



Oreaster reticulatus. A, aboral ; B, oral. 10 

 cm. indicated. 



Range : 



North Carolina to Brazil; Cape Verde 

 Islands. Shallow water. A tropical species 

 taken only rarely in North Carolina. 



Narcissia trigonaria Sladen, 1889 



Description : 



Rays five, elongate, tapering to sharp end, tri- 

 angular in cross section, with distinct median 

 keel. Marginal plates well defined. Disc small. 



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