SOLASTER. 
91 
Stompson, Mar. Inv. Grand Manan, (1853) p. 14; Thompson, Nat. 
Hist. Irel. iv. (1856) p. 439 ; Liitk. Vid. Medd. 1857, p.35; Sars, 
Norg. Ech. (1861) p. 75; Norman, Ann. § Mag. xv. (1865) p. 122 ; 
Hodge, Nat. Hist. Trans. Northumb. §& Durh. iv. (1872) p. 185 ; 
Perr. Arch. Zool. expér. iv. (1873) 
p. 399; Dune. § Slad. Ech. 
Greenl. (1881) p. 40; Kor. § Dan. Norske Nordh, Exp, Ast. (1884) 
. 00. 
P 
Solaster (Endeca) endeca, Gray, Ann. § Mag. vi. (1840) p. 183; td. 
Synops. Starf. B. M, (1866) p. 5. 
R = 2:5 r (nearly). 
Arms nine to eleven; the tufts of spines less brush-like and much 
more closely packed than in S. papposus; on the disk they may 
touch their neighbours. Lateral spines less prominent than in 
S. papposus. Often purplish in hue, especially on the disk ; but 
not constant in colour. Arms decrease a little in proportionate 
length with age. 
R=105;. 4=s0. 
29 
R= 90; r=32. 
Ki el r=. 
R= 65; r=26. 
woes rs, 
f— 4205 7— Lo. 
Distribution. Both sides of North Atlantic, north of coast of 
France and United States ; that is, about 3 degrees of latitude north 
of S. papposus; Arctic Ocean. To 150 fms. 
. Firth of Lorn, 70-80 fms. 
. Loch Craignish. 
. Between Great Cumbrae and Wemyss 
Sound. 
d. West coast of Scotland. 
e. S. or W. Ireland. 
f. Strangford Lough. 
g. Belfast Bay. 
h 
a 
k 
a fWa 
. Off Liverpool. 
. Cullercoats, Oct. 1890. 
«. Firth of Forth. 
l-o. Montrose, July 13/20; Aug. 27, 1889. 
p,q. Aberdeen. 
r,s. E. coast of Ross-shire. 
t, Hast coast of Scotland. 
uw. Moussa, Shetland. 
John Murray, [sq. 
Hon. A. E.Gathorne Hardy, 
John Murray, Ksq. 
John Murray, Esq. 
Dr. Grenfell. 
Belfast Nat. Hist. Soe. 
R. Howse, Esq. 
Dr. Leach. 
W. Duncan, Esq. ¢ 
G. Sim, Esq. 
Dr. Sutherland. 
F. Day, Esq. 
KE. M. Nelson, Esq. 
3. Solaster furcifer. 
Solaster furcifer, Diib. § Kor. Vet-Akad. Hdlg. 1844 (1846), 
p. 243, pl. vi. figs. 7-10; Sars, Norg. Ech, (1861) p. 77; Wy. 
Thoms. Depths of the Sea, (1873) p. 119; Stuxbery, Uifv. Vet.- 
Ak, Hdlg. 1878, no. 3, p. 32. 
Lophaster furcifer, Verril, Am. J. Sci. xvi. (1878) p. 214; Dune. § 
