TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Foreword 1 



Systematic discussion of the fauna.. 2 



Suiif.-imilv Asteriinae 2 



K. ■■. to the fiiera of Astoriinao, I nae, and Neomorphasterinae of the Northern 



l [emiaphere 3 



Genua Aslerias 5 



1 .' n us Lcptasterias 23 



Subgenus Leptasterias 24 



Subgenus II '< nistcrias. 59 



Subgenus Nesasterias 135 



Genua Slenatterias 138 



Genus Evasterias 139 



Genus Stephanatteria*. 156 



Genua .1 iihanasterias 159 



us Pitasler 162 



Check list .if Asteroidea of north Pacific and adjacent waters 187 



List df species, subspecies, and varieties of Asteriidae in Verrill's Shallow-water Starfis 



1914, with their equivalent in the present monograph 203 



Summary of the Asteriinae. Notasteriinae, ami Neomorphasterinae of the Northern 



Hemisphere 204 



List of species and varietal names applied to Asteriinae, Notasteriinae, and Neomorphas- 

 terinae of the Northern Hemisphere 212 



Summary of the genera and species of Asteriinae and Notasteriinae of the Southern Hemi- 

 sphere _ 216 



Ki to thi genera of Asteriinae of the Southern Hemisphere 1M7 



List of the species names applied to Asteriinae and Notasteriinae of the Southern Hemi- 

 sphere 244 



Hi I iliography 247 



Explanation of plates 256 



index 349 



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