SOLASTER. 



91 



Stimpson, Mar. Inv. Grand Manan, (1853) p. 14 ; Thompson, Nat. 

 Hist. Irel.iv. (1856) p. 439; Liitk. Fid. Medd. 1857, p. 35 ; Sars, 

 Norg. Ech. (1861) p. 75; Norman, Ann. $ Mag. xv. (1865) p. 122 ; 

 Hodge, Nat. Hist. Trans. Northumb. fy Durh. iv. (1872) p. 135; 

 Pert: Arch. Zool. exper. iv. (1873) p. 359 ; Dune. $ Slad. Ech. 

 Grecnl. (1881) p. 40 ; Kor. § Ban. Norske Nordh. Exp. Ast. (1884) 

 p. 50. 

 Solaster (Endeca) endeca, Gray, Ann. fy Mag. vi. (1840) p. 183; id. 

 Synops. Starf. Ji. M. (1866) p. 5. 



B = 2-5 r (nearly). 



Arms nine to eleven ; the tufts of spines less brush-like and much 

 more closely packed than in S. papposiis ; 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 



E= 40; r=13. 



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. 



a. 

 h. 

 c. 



d. 

 e. 



/■ 

 9- 



h. 



i. 



k. 



l-o. 



P>°- 



r,s. 

 t. 



Firth of Lorn, 70-80 fms. 



Loch Craignish. 



Between Great Cumbrae and Wemyss 



Soimd. 

 West coast of Scotland. 

 S. orW. Ireland. 

 Strangford Lough. 

 Belfast Bay. 

 Off Liverpool. 

 Cullercoats, Oct. 1890. 

 Firth of Forth. 



Montrose, July 13/20; Aug. 27, 1889. 

 Aberdeen. 



E. coast of Boss-shire. 

 East coast of Scotland. 



u. Moussa, Shetland. 



John Murray, Esq. 



Hon. A. E. Gathome Hardy. 



John Murray, Esq. 



John Murray, Esq. 

 Dr. Grenfell. 



Belfast Nat. Hist. Soc. 



B. Howse, Esq. 



Br. Leach. 



W. Duncan, Esq. 



G. Sim, Esq. 



Dr. Sutherland. 



F. Day, Esq. 



E. M. Nelson, Esq. 



3. Solaster furcifer 



Solaster furcifer, Dub. fy 

 p. 243. pi. vi. figs. 7-10 



Kor. Vet.-Akad. 

 Sars, Norg. Ech. 

 Sea, (1873) p. 119; 



Hdlg. 1844 (1846), 

 (1861) p. 77; Wyv. 

 Stuxbery, (Efv. Vet.- 



Thorns. Depths of the 

 Ah. Hdlg. 1878, 'no. 3, p. 32. 

 Lophaster furcifer, Verrill, Am. J. Sci. svi. (1878) p. 214 ; Dune. § 



