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iii. Southern shores (Ball, f . Thompson '56) : Toiighal (ITiss il. Ball, f. 

 Thompson '56) : Cork (Humphreys '45) : Kinsale and Glandoro 

 , (BaU, f . Thompson '56) : S. W. coast of Cork (Allman, f. Thomp- 

 son '56). 



iv. E.I. A. Exp. 1885, Bantry Harboiu', 4-6 fms. (Haddon '86 b) : 

 Bantiy Bay (Dublin Mus.) : Yalentia Harbour (Beaumont 

 1900): E. D. S. Fish. Survey 1890-91, Smer^ck Harbour 

 (BeU'92, '92 b). 



V. Kilkee (Lord Chancellor Brady, f . Thompson '56) : Lahinch (Thomp- 

 son '56 ; Bell '92 b) : Lahinch and Ballyvaughan, common 

 (Kinahan '63) : Clare (Dublin :\Ius., coll. by Miss O'Brien) : 

 Eoundstone (M'Calla, f. Thompson '56) : Connemara (Alcock 

 '65) : " Argo" Cruise 1890, Inishbofin (Herdman'91) : E.D.S. 

 Fish. Survey 1890, Killeany Bay (Holt '92). 

 Distrihition. — European and X. African coasts. Mediterranean. 



Palmipes placenta (Pennant). (P. memhranaceiis Forbes B. S.) 



i., ii., iii., iv., ... 



i. Off Larne, 70-90 fms., a very small specimen (Hyndman '59) : 

 Belfast Lough (M'CaUa in 8th Ann. Eep. Dublin Iv'at. Hist. 

 Soc, 1845-6; Thompson '56) : Ballyrvalter, co. Do^n (Bell 

 '92 b) : Strangford Lough (a specimen, Tcmpleton '36 ; Thomp- 

 son '56 ; rare, Dickie '58). 



ii. Dundi'umBay, numerous (Kinahan '59) : a specimen dredged about 

 7 miles off the Dublin coast (Warren, f. Thompson '56). 



iii. Youghal (a specimen, Ball, f. Forbes '41 ; Humphreys '45). 



iv. Kenmarc Eiver (Dublin Mus., coll. by Miss Birch ; Bell '92 b) : 

 E. D. S. Fish. Survey 1890, Kenmare Eiver, 10 fms. (Holt 

 '92) : H. M. S. " Eesearch" 1889, 70 fms. (BeU '90). 

 Distribution. — British and French coasts. Mediterranean. 



Family — Stichastebid^. 



Stichaster roseus (0. F. Miiller). {Crihella rosea Forbes B. S.) 



. ii., iii., iv., [v.], . 



ii. East of Ireland (Wright & Greene '59) : Dublin Bay (Kinahan '61). 

 iii. yymph Bank (Ball, f. Thompson '40 a) : Youghal (Humphreys. 

 '45 ; Wright & Greene '59). 



