Temnopleurus apodus (A. Agassiz & Clark, 1906)

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 apodus (A. Agassiz & Clark, 1906)

HABITAT AND DISTRIBUTION. — Coastal waters from 100 to 325 m depth off Hawaii ( Clark 1912), in the South China Sea ( Lane et al. 2000) and on the east coast of India ( Sastry 2007).

DESCRIPTION

Small-sized species with a maximum test diameter of 7 mm. Pore-pairs arranged in slightly vertical arcs. Apical system distinctly larger than peristome. Only five buccal plates present on peristome, madreporic pores few (12-14) in number. Suranal plate covering more than half the periproct, anal opening very eccentric. Primary spines slender and long, nearly equal to test diameter ( Clark1912; Mortensen 1943).