. Fig. 53. Ophiopyren regulare, Koehler. Part of oral side {a) and dorsal side (/)). ,20. it would be unreasonable to lay much weight upon the various minor differences, which are due partly to inaccurate drawing, partly no doubt to individual differences, such as are known to occur to no small extent in these feebly calcified deep-sea forms. It would also be rather strange if two different species of these rare deep-sea forms should occur here in the same region. Plate VIII, fig. I, is a photograph of the living specimen. The colour is stated to have been "disc deep crimson red with a ve
. Fig. 53. Ophiopyren regulare, Koehler. Part of oral side {a) and dorsal side (/)). ,20. it would be unreasonable to lay much weight upon the various minor differences, which are due partly to inaccurate drawing, partly no doubt to individual differences, such as are known to occur to no small extent in these feebly calcified deep-sea forms. It would also be rather strange if two different species of these rare deep-sea forms should occur here in the same region. Plate VIII, fig. I, is a photograph of the living specimen. The colour is stated to have been "disc deep crimson red with a very large pale pentagonal patch in centre. Arms crimson red barred with cream ; The preserved specimen does not show the slightest trace of this beautiful colour.
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