JAPANESE ASTEROIDEA, 409 



three longitudinal rows of paxillae, and only a single row reaches terminal 

 plate ; about four and one-lialf to four paxiUas coiTespond to two superomar- 

 ginals ; fun'ow spinelets five or six ; one or two actinal spinelets erdarged 

 slightly ; first row of actinal intermediate plates has incipient fascioles ; a 

 few of the actinal intermediate plates with slightly enlarged spinelets. 



"This specimen differs from the Alaskan chiefly in having tumid 

 superomarginals and a narrower paxiUar area on rays. There are about 

 five transverse rows of granules on the superomarginals (the same as in 

 Alaskan specimens)." 



" Faeran repoi-ts it from the west coast of Ireland as follows [ : 13, p. 13] : 



" Helga. 



" S.Pt. 329—9 V '06. 51° 21' 30" N., 11° 34' W., soundings 215-415 

 fnis. Trawl. — Two. 



« S.R. 333—10 V '06. 51° 37' N., 12° 9' W., soundings 557-579 fms., 

 ooze. Trawl. — One. 



" S.R. 353—6 VIII '06. 50° 38' 30" N., 11° 32' W., soundings 250-542 

 fms., muddy sand. Trawl. — Two. 



" S.R. 363—10 VIII '06. 51° 22' N., 12° 0' W., soimdings 695-720 fms., 

 ooze. Trawl. — One. 



"S.R. 400— 5 n '07. 51° 18' N., 11° 50' W., soimdings 525-600 fms., 

 mud and ooze. Trawl. — One. 



" S.R. 440—16 V '07. 51° 45' N., 11° 49' W., soundings 350-389 fms. 

 Trawl. — One. 



" S.R. 487—3 IX '07. 51° 36' N., 11° 57' W., soundings 540-660 fms. 

 Trawl. — One. 



" S.R. 490—7 IX '07. 51° 57' 30" N., 12° 7' W., soundings 470-491 

 fms., ooze. Ti-awl. — One. 



" S.R. 491—7 IX '07. 51° 57' 30" N., 12° 13' W., soundings 491-520 

 fms. Trawl. — Tln-ee. 



" S.R. 500—11 IX '07. 50° 52' N., 11° 56' W., soundings 625-666 fms. 

 Ti-awl. — One. 



" S.R. 502—11 IX '07. 50° 46' N., 11° 21' W., soundings 447-515 fms. 

 Ti'àwl. — One. 



