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Fragments of an Axohelia were dredged off the coast of Brazil, in lat. 

 11° 49' S., 12 fathoms, which belong probably to this species also. 



There are in the Museum specimens of three other species of Axolielia 

 from the West Indies, one of which is very different from any described.* 

 The two others are referred provisionally, the one to Axohelia myriaster M.- 

 Ed w. & H., Plate VIII. Fig. 3 ; the other to Axohelia mirahilis {StT/loj^hora 

 mirabilis Duch. & Mich.), Plate VIII. Fig. 4. The former is from Havana, the 

 second from Guadaloupe. Comparisons with type specimens are absolutely 

 necessary to permit the names to Ije attached to them with certainty. 



MADRACIS M.-Edw. & H. 

 Madracis decactis Verrill. 



Astrcea decactis Lyman. 



Stijlopliora incrustans Duch. & MrcH. 



Heiissia lamellosa Duch. & Mich. 



Barbados, 100 fathoms. I have never found it in deep water in Florida, 

 but only in depths less than 17 fathoms. 



Madracis asperula M.-Edw. & H. 

 Coast of Brazil in lat. 11° 49' S., 40 fathoms. 



Family ASTR^IDiE M.-Edw. & H. 



ANTILLIA Duncan. 



Reuss considers Ci/athophyllia From, as synonymous with Antillia, which is 

 probably true, and gives preference to the former name. It is, however, an 

 improper name, not differing enough from Cyathophyllura, and Antillia has 

 besides the advantage of priority. 



* Axohelia Sdo-ammii n. sp. Plate VIII. Fig. 2. Slenderly branched, subflabellate, faintly striated ; stria; 

 flat and broad, much interrupted and anastomosed, very rare small spines near the calicles of the ends of 

 branches. Calicles prominent, somewhat less than one diameter apart; ten stout, smooth, very e.xsert 

 septa; columella massive, flat, sometimes with rudiments of a knob in the centre. The free part of the 

 septa is 1 ram. high. Guadaloupe. Received from M. Schramm. 

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