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ing well-formed gonads. He pointed out that no less than four of the species assigned 

 by Carpenter to the Spinifera group belong also to the Basicurm group. 



Localities. —Albatross station 2342; off northern Cuba (lat. 23°10'39" N., long. 

 82°20'21" W.); 367 meters; coral; January 19, 1885 (2, U.S.N.M., 34560, 34592). 



Albatross station 2346; off northern Cuba (lat. 23°10'39" N., long. 82°20'21" W.) ; 

 366 meters; coral; January 20, 1885 (1, U.S.N.M., 22673). 



Atlantis station 2999; Bahia de Matanzas, Cuba (lat. 23°10' N., long. 81°29' W.); 

 265-420 meters; March 17, 1938 [H. L. Clark, 1941]. 



Atlantis station 3303; off Playa Baracoa, Habana Province, Cuba (lat. 23°05' N., 

 long. 82°33' W.); 475 meters; March 23, 1939 [H. L. Clark, 1941]. 



Atlantis station 3437; off the north coast of Santa Clara Province, Cuba (lat. 

 23°05' N., long. 79°32' W.); 475 meters; May 2, 1939 [H. L. Clark, 1941]. 



Atlantis station 3465; Bahia de Matanzas, Cuba (lat. 23°09' N., long. 81°27' W.); 

 320 meters; May 9, 1939 [H. L. Clark, 1941]. 



Atlantis station 3466; Bahia de Matanzas (lat. 23°09' N., long. 81°27'30" W.); 

 366 meters; May 9, 1939 [H. L. Clark, 1941]. 



Atlantis station 3467; Bahia de Matanzas (lat. 23°11'30" N., long. 81°26' W.); 

 393 meters; May 9, 1939 [H. L. Clark, 1941]. 



Atlantis station 3478; Bahia de Matanzas (lat. 23°09' N., long. 81°27'30" W.); 

 439 meters; May 11, 1939 [H. L. Clark, 1941]. 



Atlantis station 3479; Bahia de Matanzas (lat. 23°10' N., long. 81°26'30" W.); 

 384 meters; May 11, 1939 [H. L. Clark, 1941]. 



Atlantis station 3480; Bahia de Matanzas (lat. 23°10' N., long. 81°28' W.); 366 

 meters; May 11, 1939 [H. L. Clark, 1941]. 



Atlantis; off Playa Baracoa, Habana Province, Cuba; 475 meters (=station 3303) 

 [H. L. Clark, 1941]. 



Atlantis; off Caibarien, Santa Clara Province, Cuba; 475 meters (=station 3437) 

 [H.L.Clark, 1941]. 



Atlantis; off the north coast of Cuba; about 183 meters [H. L. Clark, 1941]. 

 Caroline station 38; west of Puerto Rico (lat. 18°10' N., long. 67°46' W.); 402 

 meters; February 10, 1933 (1, U.S.N.M., E. 5251). 



lUake station 269; off Milligan's Key,St. Vincent (lat. 13°07'55" N., long. 61°05'36" 

 W.); 227 meters; bottom temperature 14.17° C; coral; March 3, 1879 Ivon Graff, 

 1883, 1884; P. H. Carpenter, 1888] (106, M.C.Z., 305, 307, 308). 



Blake station 232; off St. Vincent (lat. 13°06'45" N., long. 61°06'55"W.); 159 

 meters; bottom temperature 16.67° C; coral; February 21, 1879 [P. H. Carpenter, 

 1888; Hartlaub, 1912] (28, M.C.Z., 306). 



Wlake station 249; off Grenada (lat. 11°48'15" N., long. 61°48'45" W.); 479 

 meters; bottom temperature 8.3° C; coarse sand; February 27, 1879 [P. H. Carpenter, 

 1888; Hartlaub, 1912]. 



Caribbean Islands and Straits of Florida; 161-479 meters [P. H. Carpenter, 1888]. 

 Geographical range. — From northern Cuba eastward and southward along the 

 Antillean Chain to St. Vincent and ?Grenada. 



Bathymetrical range. — From 159 to 479 meters; the average of 18 records is 370 

 meters. 



Thermal range.— From 8.3° to 16.67° C. 



