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(c) Species common to the Indian Ocean (including the Bay of 

 Bengal and Arabian Sea), Eastern Archipelago (including the Phil- 

 ippines) and parts of the Pacific: 



Craspidaster hesperus. Stellaster incei. 



Astropecten velitaris. Oreaster nodosus. 



Luidia maculata. Culcita novae-guineae. 



Archaster typicus. Culcita n. plana. 



Archaster angulatus. Linchia guildingi. 



Cheiraster inops. Metrodira suhulata. 



Mediaster ornatus. Patiriella exigua. 



Pseudar chaster jordani. Echinaster callosus. 



With the exception of Cheiraster inops, Pseudarchaster jordani^ 

 and Mediaster ornatus^ which occur below the 200-fathom line, the 

 species listed under a, b, and c are littoral and shallow-water species^ 

 22 in number. 



(d) Species common to the Philippines and Bay of Bengal : 



Goniodiscaster forflculatus. Ophidiaster tuberifer (to Ara- 



Nardoa lemonnieri. fura Sea). 



Nardoa squamulosa. Ophidiaster duUosus. 

 Nardoa frianti. 



These are all littoral or shallow-water forms, none ranging to the 

 100-fathom line. 



(e) Species common to the Philippines and Arabian Sea: 

 Sidona^ter vaneyi (733-833 fathoms). 



(/) Philippine species ranging into the China Sea : 

 Persephonaster anchistus. Nepanthia joubini. 



Asterodiscus elegans. 



(g) Philippine species ranging into the western Pacific: 

 Luidia aspera (to Admiralty Islands). 

 Oreaster alveolatus (to New Caledonia). 

 Retaster insignis (lists i, j). 



{h) Philippine species extending to Japan: 

 Choriaster granulatus (to New Zealand and western Pacific). 

 Frotnia japonica (to Java, Banda, and Arafura Seas). 

 HenHcia densispina (Straits of Korea). 



(i) Species common to the Philippines and Celebes {c) or Mo- 

 luccas (m) : 



1. Littoral forms: 

 Iconaster longimanus (to Java, Banda, and Arafura Seas). 

 Nardoa semiregularis (into Java Sea). 

 Nardoa tuberculata (to Java, Banda, and Arafura Seas). 

 Ophidiaster fuscus (to northwest Australia and Arafura Sea). 



