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BULLETIN 76, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



The pedicellariae (pi. 55, figs. 2, 2a, 5, 5a) have been carefully examined and 

 show no peculiar features. Incidentally, the crossed pedicellariae figured by Verrill 48 

 are not all accurately drawn. 



Type— Cat. No. 1252, U.S.N.M. (one ray). 



Type-locality. — Cape San Lucas, Lower California. 



Distribution. — Gulf of California to Santa Barbara, Calif.; Vancouver Island; 

 very low tide and shallow water. 



Specimens examined. — One hundred and eight. 



Specimens of Astrometis sertulifera examined. 



Locality 



Depth 



Collection 



Num 

 ber 



Collector 



Catalina Harbor, Calif 



San Clemente Island, Calif.. 



San Diego, Calif 



Point Loma, Calif 



San Francisquito Bay, L. C_ 



Gulf of California- 



Santa Margbarita Island, Lower California. 



Station 2828, Gulf of California (24° 11' 30" 



N., 109° 55' W.) 

 Station 3001, Gulf of California (24° 55' 15" 



N„ 110° 39' W.). 



Cape San Lucas , 



Ensenada, Lower California 



Santa Catalina Island _ 



Isthmus Harbor, Santa Catalina Island 



San Pedro, Calif 



Venice, Calif 



San Diego, Calif , 



LaJolla, Calif 



Half Moon Bay, Calif '__ 



Monterey Bay, Calif __ 



Salsipuertas, Lower California 



10 fathoms, shells. 



33 fathoms, fine gray 

 sand. 



Low tide. 



Very low tide.. 



Roots of nereocystis. 



Low tide. 

 ....do..- 



Isla Partida, Gulf of California. 



Midtide., 



Tepoca Bay, Gulf of California.. 

 Patos Island, Gulf of California. 



La Paz, Lower California 



Do 



Gulf of California 



San Diego, Calif 



LaJolla, Calif 



Santa Barbara, Calif _ 



Laguna Beach, Calif _. 



4K fathoms. 

 Low tide 



U. S. Nat. Mus. 



....do 



....do. 



....do 



....do 



.do. 

 .do. 



.do. 



.do. 



....do 



Stanford University. 



.— do 



—.do 



.-.do _.. 



....do.... 



....do.-. 



.—do 



—do _. 



do 



Calif. Acad. Sci 



.do. 



do 



do 



do- 



Mus. Cornp. Zool.. 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



W. H. Dall. 

 Albatross, 1887-88. 

 Rosa Smith. 



Albatross, 1911; Nos. 32345 



and 32449. 

 R. E. C. Stearns; No. 8964. 

 Albatross, 1888; No. 38533. 



(PI. 58, figs. 1-3.) 

 Albatross. 



Albatross. (PI. 68, fig. 4.) 



No. 1252, type, part of a ray. 

 E. P. Ricketts. 



Univ. Southern California. 



Do. 



Do. 

 E. C. Starks. 

 Scripps Institution. 



Eipedition of 1921 (V. 



Owen). 

 Eipedition of 1921 (Fred 



Baker). 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 G. F. Ferris, 1919. 

 (No. 1215.) 

 (No. 1214.) 

 (No. 1825.) 

 (No. 1211.) 

 (No. 1213, Fewkes.) 

 (No. 2432.) 



1 Correctness of label open to doubt. No other specimens have ever been found in these localities. 



ASTROMETIS CALIFORNICA (Verrill) 



Plate 55, Figures 3, 3a; 6, 6a; Plate 57, Figures 1, la, 5; Plate 59, Figure 1. 



Orthaslerias californica Vehrill, Shallow-water Starfishes, 1914, p. 174, pi. 68, fig. 2; pi. 70 

 fig. 5; pi. 80, fig. 3, 3a; pi. 81, figs. 2, 26; text fig. 3, p. 37. 



18 Shallow-water Starfishes, 1914, pi. 80, flg. 2. 



