15G THE FAMILY OF THE DESMACIDINAE. 



Spic. tr. ac 

 tr°2. sp. 



anc*. („the three arms, growing towards each 

 other, at length unite"). 

 Loc. Between the North Coast of Scotland and the Faroe 

 Islands ; deep sea. 

 (3. Guifarru fitnbriata Crtr. '74. 



Litt. Carter. Ann. and Mag. XIV p. 210. 

 Spic. ac^. f. 



anc^. („bordered inside throughout by a fringe 

 directed inwards towards the shaft"). 

 Loc. N. W. Coast of the British Islands; deep sea. 

 y. Cotnetella pui^ula Crtr. '76. 



Litt. Carter, Ann. and Mag. XVIII p. 388. 

 Spic. tr. ac sp. 

 ac^. 

 rut^. 

 Loc. About 65 Miles N. N. W. of the Orkney's, in 



290 fathoms. 

 It is evident that it cannot be a Cometella 0. S. be- 

 cause this genus has no anchors ! 



When we now look back upon the family of the Des- 



macidinae, we see that at present 16 genera are known: 

 I. Desmacodes , with species 16. 



II. Desmacella , „ „ 2. 



III. AmpMlectus , „ „ 42. 



IV. Sclerilla , « » 2. 

 V. Myxilla, „ „ 22. 



VI. JDesmacidon, „ „ 11. 



VII. Crambe, v » ^• 



VIII. Hastatiis , „ „ 2. 

 IX. Cribrella, „ „ 4. 



X. Chondrocladia , „ „ 2. 



XI. Cladorhiza , „ „ 2. 



Notes from the Leyden IMuseutn, Vol. II. 



