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and last, in 906 to 1467 fathoms. Its coerulean color is due 
only to the bluish mud, with which its large stomach is usually 
filled, showing through: the translucent integument. The real 
color is buff or pale salmon. <Archaster grandis V. occurred 
—— in 965 to 2083 fathoms, and Benthopecten spinosus 
V., in 855, to 2021 fathoms. A large and ping e new 
satin A. robustus V.)* remarkable for its high, squarish 
arms and smoothish appearance, was taken both. this van and 
last, at several localities, in 924 to 1467 fathoms. Another 
new and very elegant species of this genus (A. formosus V.)t 
was ene span in 1594 to 2021 fathoms. 
no Disk rather small, thick. Arms five, elon- 
oup of very short, clo 
The madreporic plate is small, flat, depressed, situated about onethie the 
margi i i 
inner end becoming a little more prominent ear flattened and scarcely spine-like. 
Ambulacral grooves very broad. Suckers very large, conical, with small, papilli- 
orm tips. Color in life 
on. 
A rather small specimen measures from center of disk to interradial margin, 
14™™; from center of disk to tip of rays, gomm height of disk, a breadth of 
arms near the base, 13™"; height of marginal plates, 10™™; diam r of suckers, 
2 oe iL Stieenonnee have been taken at least twice the size of t sea 
Hy era nai are still more remarkable for the great elevation and 
‘Squareness of the arms. In ver ung specimens this feature is ge inent. 
_This species is easly distinguished from all the others by the ‘aepelee 
dicular sides of the arms, and by the peculiar form and scale-like lin of the 
or 
Taken at many localities, in both 1883 and 1884, in 924 to 1467 fathom 
+ Archaster bigoted 0G sp. ctl An elegant species, with a mode rately large . 
pentagonal disk, ha regular incurved borders, and rather long arms. quickly 
ecoming nearly tell ta very sania distally. The arms have, except close 
the base, a very narrow median dorsal area, bern § sig a single row of paxilla, 
and the tip is terminated by a single, elongated p The disk is closely cov- 
