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Family — Cltpeasteid^. 



EcMnocyamus pusillus '0. F. Miiller). 



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



i. :N'orth of Ii-eland (Portlock, f. Forbes '41) : off Maidens, 70-90 fms. 

 (Hyndman '58, '59) : Belfast Lough (Hyndman and Thompson, 

 f. Thompson '56; Hm'st in. Irish iN'aturalist, 1896): Castle 

 Chichester, 6-10 fms. (Bell '92 b) : Strangford Lough and 

 outside in 15-25 fms., rather rare (Dickie '58). 



ii. Portmarnock (Thompson, f. Forbes '41 ; Bell '92 b) : Dublin Bay 

 (Hassall '42 ; &c.) : off Bray Head, 23 fms. (Haddon '86). 



iii. Cork (Humphreys '45) : Arest coast of Cork (Albnau, f. Thompson 

 '56) : Baltimore (A . E. K). 



iv. Bantry Bay (Thompson, f. Forbes '41): E. I. A. Exp. 1885, Bantry 

 Bay, abundant (Haddon '86 b) : Berehaven (Dublin Mus.) : 

 " Ai-go " Cruise 1890, off Diu-sey Head (Herdman'91) : Dingle 

 Bay, 54 fms. (Adams, f. More '70) : Kerry (More '70) : A'alentia 

 Harbour (Beaumont 1900). 



T. iN'orth-west coast of co. Clare (Einalian '63) : Eoundstone (M'Calla, 

 f. Thompson '56) : Connemara (Alcock '65) : off Achill I, 

 (DubUn Mus.}. 

 Distribution. — J^orway to Azores. MediteiTanean. "West Indies. 



Brazil "Challenger." 



Family — Spataxgid-e. 



Spatangus purpureus, 0. F. Miiller. 



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



i. Off Maidens, 90 fms., small (Hjudman '58) : Carrickfergus (Dublin 

 Mus.) : entrance of BeEast Lough, dredged alive (Hyndman, f. 

 Thompson '56): BeEast Lough (20-23 fms., Thompson '56; 

 Hurst in Irish Naturalist, 1896): Strangford Lough (Hyndman, 

 f. Thompson '56 ; Dickie '58) : outside Strangford Lough, rare 

 (Dickie '58). 



ii. NeT^'castle, co. DoTvn, from the stomach of a haddock (Thompson 

 '56) : Portmarnock Strand (Baily '65) : Dublin Bay (Temple- 

 ton '36 ; &c.) : off Bray (BaE, f. Thompson '56) : coast of 

 "Wicklow (Dublin Mus.). 



iii. Cork (Humphi-eys '45): E. I. A. Exp. 1886, off Cork, 52 fms. 

 (A.E.X). 



