DISTRIBUTION OF THE MURICEID.E COLLECTED BY THE SIBOGA EXPEDITION. 



List of Stations 



at which Muriceid?e were collected by the Siboga Expedition, and a 

 List of Species collected at each Station. 



Station 5. 7°46'S., ii4°3o'.5E. 330 meters. Mud. Acan/hogorgia ridleyi. 



Station 7. 7°55'.5S., ii4°26'E. 15 meters and more. Coral with stones. Near Reef of Batjulmati 

 (Java). Muriceides javensis. 



Station 15. 7° 2'. 6 S., 1 1 5° 23'. 6 E. 100 meters. Fine coral sand. Anlhogorgia aitrca, Placogorgia atlantica. 



Station 26. 8°35'.iS., ii5°3i'.2E. 305 meters. Black sand. Acanthogorgia laxa. 



St.-VTION 28. 8°43'.7 S. 1 15° 19.5 E. 143 meters. Hard, coral bottom. Manacella reticularis. 



Station 2,'^. 7°35'.4S. ii7°28'.6E. near Paternoster Islands. 521 meters. Coral. Villogorgia flavescens. 



Station 43. Anchorage off Piilu Sarassa, Postillion Islands. Up to 36 meters. Coral. Placogorgia 



squainata. 



Station 47. Bay of Bima, near South Fort. 55 meters. Mud, with patches of fine coral sand. 

 Acanthogorgia ceylonensis, A. studeri, Anthomiiricea sanguinea, Heterogorgia imiricelloides, Menella grayi, 

 Placogorgia canipamilifera. 



Station 49. 8°2o'.5S., II9°4'.5 E. 369 meters. Coral and shells. Tliesea simplex, Bebryce tJiovisoni. 



Station 50. Bay of Badjo, West coast of Flores. Up to 40 meters. Mud, sand and shells, according 

 to locality. Bebryce thotnsoni, Heterogorgia raniosa, Thesea flava, Versliiysia ceylonensis, Anthomiiricea reticulata. 



Station 60. Haingsisi, Samau Island, Timor. 23 meters. Lithothamnion in 3 meters and less. Reef. 

 Anthomuricea timorensis, Echinogortria aurantiaca, Heterogorgia stellata, Thesea sanguinea. 



Station 65". Very near 7°o'S., 120° 34^5 E. From 400 to 120 meters. Pale grey mud, changing 

 during haul into coral bottom. Miiricella stellata. 



Station 66. Bank between Islands of Bahuluwang and Tambolungan, South of Salcyer. 8 to 10 meters. 

 Dead coral, Halimeda, Lithothamnion. Menella rubescens. 



Station 71. Makassar and surroundings. (Pulu Barang, Samalona, Ley-Ley). Up to 32 meters. Mud, 

 sand with mud, coral. Echinomuricea coronalis, Menella rubescens. 



Station 80. 2°25'S., ii7°43'E. Borneo Bank. From 50 — 40 meters. I-'ine coral sand. Echinogorgia 

 pseudosassapo, Heterogorgia clausa, Muricella complanata, M. grandis, Villogorgia rubra. 



