Temnopleurus reevesii (Gray, 1855)

Hegde, Mahabaleshwar R. & Rivonker, Chandrashekher U., 2013, A new record of Temnopleurus decipiens (de Meijere, 1904) (Echinoidea, Temnopleuroida, Temnopleuridae) from Indian waters, Zoosystema 35 (1), pp. 97-111 : 106

Temnopleurus reevesii (Gray, 1855)

HABITAT AND DISTRIBUTION. — Coastal waters from 36 to 200 m depth ( Clark 1912) in East Africa, Madagascar, the eastern Indian Ocean, the Philippines, Malaysia, China and Japan ( Clark & Rowe 1971; Schultz 2006).

DESCRIPTION

Test fragile, hemispherical, test diameter 30- 45 mm. Apical system with ocular plate “I” inserted. Anal opening strongly eccentric in the periproct with distinct suranal plate. Pore-pairs arranged in a straight vertical series. Sutural pits small, furrows shallow, continuous at the oral side as well. Spines short, about half the diameter of the test, with brownish to light greyish tinge ( Clark 1912; Mortensen 1943; Schultz 2006).