Family I. Echinasteridae Verrill (restricted). 

 "••Henricia leviuscula (Stimpson) Fisher Plate IV. 



Synonyms : Linkia leviuscula Stimpson ; Cribrella levi- 

 uscula Verrill. 



Distribution : From Aleutian Islands, Alaska, to Monte- 

 rey Bay, Cal., in a typical form, and thence south to the Santa 

 Barbara Channel, and San Diego, Cal., the southern forms not 

 being typical. The typical form is found along shore at low 

 tide, or in comparatively shallow water. 



Locality Fathoms Nature of Bottom 



Cortes Bank, of San Diego 26 Broken shells. 



Off Santa Cruz Island 48 Fine, gray sand. 



Off Santa Cruz Island. 30-41 Mud, gray sand. 



*Off Long Wharf, Santa Monica 4 



*Off Long Wharf, Santa Monica 25 



Fam.ily II. Solasteridae. 



*Solaster dawsoni Verrill. Plate XII. 



Distribution : Monterey Bay, California, to the Aleutian 

 Islands. 



*OiI Venice in about 50 fathoms, the specimen was badly 

 broken. 



Family III. Asterinidae Gray. 



*Asterina miniata (Brandt) Plate V. 



Synonyms: Asterias miniata Brandt; Astericus miniatus 

 Stimpson ; Patiria miniata Verrill. 



Distribution : Sitka, Alaska, all the way to San Diego, 

 Cal., in sutiable localities, thence to Gulf of California north 

 of La Paz, Lower California ; low tide to 165 fathoms, on 

 rocks, shells, gravel, and hard sand. 



Locality Fathoms Nature of Bottom 



Santa Barbara Channel, Cal.. 31 Gray sand and broken 



shells. 



Cortez Bank, off San Diego... 26 Broken shells. 



(long. 119° 3' W.) 



San Pedro Bay.... 26 Broken shells. 



(lat. 33° 36' N.) 



Off Santa Barbara 26 Sand, stones, coral. 



Off Santa Barbara 165 Fine gray sand, rocks. 



Off Anacapa Island 27 Gravel and broken 



shells. 



San Diego 36 



San Pedro.. Shore 



Santa Catalina Island Shore 



Gorda, Cal Shore 



Near Santa Cruz Shore Rocks. 



*Foot of San Pedro breakwater 8 



*Catalina Harbor Shore 



*Venice 30 



*White's Point 1 5 Green mud and sand. 



Order III. Phanerozona Sladen (emended). 

 Suborder I. Valvulosa Verrill. 



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