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It was taken at several stations by the Blake, in 84 to 1930 

 fathoms; and by the Albatross at a number of stations in the 

 West Indies and Gulf of Mexico, in 98 to 980 fathoms. A num- 

 ber of specimens were taken, off Havana, on the cinoid grounds 

 in 98 to 201 fathoms. 



Subfamily Leptogonasterin^ Perrier. 



Genus Anthenoides Perrier. 



Antheiioides Perrier, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., vol, ix, p. 23, 1881; EtoileB de 

 Mer, p. 246, 1884. Verrill, Eevision of Genera, p. 173, 1889. Fisher, 

 op. cit., p. 173, 1911b. 



Disk broad with regularly incurved borders and rapidly taper- 

 ing rays, becoming slender distally. Both series of marginal 

 plates are well developed, opposite, paired, and form a stout 

 border to the disk and rays. Radius of disk is equal to about 

 ten proximinal marginals. 



Dorsal plates are polygonal or slightly lobed, nearly equal, 

 pretty closely joined in mosaic, with small papulae between them. 

 The median radial row is distinct. There are few or no second- 

 ary plates except next the radial rows. 



All the plates, above and below, are covered with a thin smooth 

 dermis, partly concealing the plates. 



All the marginal, interactinal, and dorsal plates are more or 

 less granulated, beneath the dermis. 



The inferomarginal plates have one or more larger granules, 

 tubercles, or small spines on the outer end ; in the larger speci- 

 mens forming a row of spinules. 



Interactinal plates form a large area, extending to about mid- 

 length of the ray. They are polygonal and closely joined. Those 

 next the adambulacraJ plates and near the jaws mostly bear a 

 bivalve pedicellaria with short valves. 



The adambulacral plates have an inner regular row of several 

 (5-8) small spines, and an actinal row of two or three larger ones. 



Anthenoides peircei Perrier. 



Anthenoides peircei Perrier, op. cit., p. 23, 1881 ; Etoiles de Mer, p. 247, pi. 



viii, fig. 1, 1884; Comptes rendus, 1889, p. 60. A. Agassiz, Three 



Onuses Blake, vol. ii, p. 103, fig. 379, 1888. 

 Anthenoides (?) Nutting, Narrative, p. 169, figure 1, 1895. 



