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ECHINOIDEA. I. 



to var. norvegicus, and they represent both of them transitional forms between the species with 

 primary tubercle on every ambulacral plate and those with primary tubercle only on every other 

 ambulacral plate. - - The specimens of norvegicus mentioned here, have a specially small peristome, 

 accordingly they belong to the form microstoma. 



Echimis esculentus (p. 161). The specimens of this species from the Mediterranean fonnd in 

 Amsterdam and in British Museum, are correctly determined, but have been got from older collections, 

 or bought from dealers in natural objects; consequently the locality is unreliable, and, as we have no 

 other statements of the occurrence of this species in the Mediterranean, evidently wrong. This holds 

 also good with regard to the specimens stated to be from Port Natal. The specimen after which the 

 species is noted from the coasts of Spain and Portugal by Bell and Hoyle, is Par echinus miliaris. 

 The specimen of Ech. esculentus (Talisman. Cape Spartel, 717 in.) mentioned by Bernard, is Ech. 

 elegans. The determinations by Bernard of the Echimis species, are otherwise quite confused: 

 (,melo is acutus, i.norvegicus^ is Alexandri, ~acutuss> is a typical var. norvegicus. The specimen from 

 Brazil (John Adam's Bank) is stated to have been obtained by the Herald -Expedition; it is correctly 

 determined, with a label within it; accordingly there can apparently be no doubt of the correctness. 

 As we have not, however, other statements of the occurrence of the species off Brazil, I must for the 

 present remain sceptical with regard to this statement. The other distribution of the species does not 

 indicate that it should really be found off Brazil. 



Through Prof. Bell I have received a new JzcAmus-species (from Department in the course of 

 fishing investigations), taken west of Ireland (Porcupine-bank, 91 fathoms), 2 specimens. 



All the measures are in millimetres. 



The test is almost globular, especially in the large specimen; the edge of the mouth not 

 curved invard. There are spines on the buccal plates; numerous, rather thick plates in the buccal 

 membrane. No ocular plates reach to the periproct. Only every other ambulacral plate has a primary 

 tubercle; on the other plates there is a rather large secondary tubercle in the inner end and one a 

 little outside of the primary series, near the pores; otherwise there are almost no tubercles in the 

 ambulacral area. The pores reach quite to the edge of the area. Each interambulacral plate has a 

 primary tubercle and moreover ca. 4 6 secondary ones, which are, however, far from filling the plate, 

 so that the test looks rather naked. The primary series are distinct. Miliary tubercles numerous. 

 On the actinal side the tubercles are placed much more closely. Here the spines are rather long, 

 directed straight downward, not flat or widened at the point; the abactinal spines short and fine. Pedi- 

 cellarise and spicules quite as in Ech. esculentus. The colour of the preserved specimens white. After 

 a communication from the Rev. Canon A. M. Norman it is this species he has described as Ech. 



