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Show 62 PROF. F. J. BELL ON T H E [Feb. 19, 5. carinntus, M. Tr. p. 49. 6. chinensis, M. Tr. p. 46. B.M. 7. dorsatus, M. Tr. p. 49 (s. v. clavatus). B.M. 8. forcipalnsus, Liitk., 1864, p. 156. 9. gracilis, Liitk., 1871, p. 260. B.M. 10. granulosus, Perr. p. 236. B.M. 11. hedemanni, Liitk., 1871, p. 255. 12. hiulcus, M . Tr. p. 48. 13. lincki, Liitk., 1864, p. 156. B.M. 14. mammillatus, M . Tr. p. 48. B.M. 15. nodosus, M . Tr. p. 47 (s. v. turritus). B.M. 16. nodosus (Gray), Ann. N. H. (1), vi. p. 277. B.M. 17. nodulosus, Perr. p. 237. B.M. 18. occidentalis, Verrill, Trans. Conn. Acad. I. ii. p. 278. B.M. 19. orientalis, M. Tr. p. 128. B.M. 20. regulus, M . Tr. p. 51. 21. reinhardti, Liitk., 1864, p. 160. 22. reticulars, M . Tr. p. 45. B.M. 23. superbus, Mobius, Abh. Geb. Naturw. Hamburg, iv. 2. p. 3. 24. tuberculatus, M . Tr. p. 46. 25. valvulatus, M . Tr., Arch. f. Nat. 1843, p. 115. 26. verrucosus, M . Tr. p. 49. 27- westermanni, Liitk., 1871, p. 257. II. List of the more important Synonyms. 1. aculeatus, M. Tr. p. 50 = reticulatus. 2. clavatus, M . Tr. p. 49 = dorsatus. 3. clouei, Perrier, Ann. Sc. Nat. (v.), xii. p. 27\=nodosus1. 4. franklini, Gray, Ann. N. H. vi. p. 277 = nodosus. 5. gigas, Linnaeus, Mus. Tessin. p. 1 \4 = reticulatus. 6. lapidarius, Grube, Arch. f. Nat. 1857, p. 342 = reticulatus. 7. mammosus, Perrier, Ann. Sc. Nat. (5) xii. p. 27^ = nodosus. 8. michelini, Perrier, Rev. Stel. p. 252 = armatus. 9. muricatus, Gray, Ann. N. H. vi. p. 277 = lincki. 10. nodosus, Gray, ibid. p. 277 = grayi (Bell). 11. obtusangulus, M. Tr. p. b\ = Goniaster obtusangulus. 12. sebce, De Blainville, Man. d'Actinol. p. 238 = reticulatus. 13. turritus, M . Tr. p. 47 = nodosus. It will, I think, be found on examination that Oreaster regulus, M . Tr. = 0. dorsatus; that O. verrucosus, M . Tr., stands very near O. nodosus; and that O. tuberculatus, M . Tr., is at most a varietal form of O. mammillatus. Limits of the Genus.-It will be seen that I here include the species to which Dr. Gray gave the name of armatus, and for which he proposed the generic term Nidorellia. With Nidorellia Prof. Perrier has associated the form to which Dr. Gray gave the peculiarly inelegant appellation of Paulia horrida ; and it has therefore 1 Prof. Perrier's decision as communicated to me bv letter. |