BARBADOS-ANTIGUA REPORTS 37 



Universally distributed, or occurring in all warm. seas. .68 



Indo-ilalayan region only 57 



Caribbean region only 21 



Antarctic only 8 



South Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand 7 



Arctic and north Atlantic 6 



North Pacific 5 



North Pacific and north Atlantic 3 



Middle Atlantic 3 



Caribbean Sea and west coast of Central America 3 



Peru to southern California 3 



Caribbean Sea to Galapagos Islands 1 



Caribbean Sea and Mediterranean 1 



Indo-Pacifie and Mediterranean 1 



Southern California and New Zealand 1 



[Unclassified 4] 



In order fully to understand the affinities of the West Indian 

 ophiuran fauna the following apparently anomalous ranges of 

 certain genera, supplemented by similar eases among the star- 

 fishes and echinoids, must be considered. 



"Warmer parts of the eastern and western Atlantic ; Mexico 

 to Chile 



Nabcissia Abbacia 



Both coasts of tropical America 



Ex COPE Meluta 



"West Indies and western coast of Central America 



Hemipholis Ophiocktptts 



OPHiozoyA 



"West Indies and Galapagos Islands (probably in reality the 

 same as the preceding) 



SiGSBEIA 



Peru to southern California (some only in part) 



AsTKOCAXEUM Pauua (Galapag03 Islaii(i3 



DiOPEDERMA also) 



Gtmnophiura Phakia 



Platasterias Phatakia 



