1 2 JAMES A. GRIEG. [SEC. ARCT. EXP. FRAM 



The specimens may be referred to the variety placenta, MORCH 

 and I he kindred variety withami (Woon) LECHE. This latter however 

 is scarce. The cyprinoid form (astarte cyprinoides DUVAL) which occurs 

 on the northern coasts of Norway, and which is also found on the 

 west coast of Greenland, was entirely absent from the material of the 

 Fram Expedition. 



Astarte banksi, LEACH. 



Locality: 



Aug. 5. 1898. Uperuivik, 8-26 m 



Aug. 18. Bay near Rice Strait. 

 Aug. 26. 



July 29. 1899. The winter harbour, Havnefjord, 12 m. 

 Sept. 22. , 16 m. 



March 7. 1900. Bay south of SjOpOlse Ness, Havnefjord, 30-40 m. Small stones 



slightly overgrown with laminaria. 



July 22. The winter harbour, Havnefjord, about 40 m. 



July 25. , about 20 m. Rocks and stones. 



July 26. West side of the entrance to Stordalen, Havnefjord, about 20 m. Clay. 



Aug. 1. Off the entrance to Stordalen, 1050 m. Small stones. 



Aug. 3. Fosheims Peak and the valley on the west side of Havnefjord, 



4-40 m. 



Aug. 4. Sj6p6lse Ness, Havnefjord, 3050 m. Small stones. 



Aug. 4. Blaeksprutgrunden. Havnefjord. 2030 m. Small stones. 



Sept. 19. Off Forvisningsdalen, Gaasefjord. 440 m. Clay with small stones. 



Sept. 20. The head of the Gaasefjord, 640 m. Clay with small stones. 



June 28. 1901. The entrance to Hvalrosfjord. 



July 4. The sound, Jammerbugten. 



July 8. Renbugten, about 20 m. 

 July 9. 



July 12. Bay near Landsend. about 35 m. 



July 19. Off the camping ground, North Devon, 6 14m. Small stones and algae. 



Aug. 2. The head of the Gaasefjord, about 40 in. 

 Aug. 16. . about 14 m. 



July 15. 1902. Off Havhestfjeld, North Devon. Stones and large fucaceae. 



Aug. 4. North of the peninsula. Gaasefjord, 2030 m. 



