Clavaporania nov. gen.

Etymology. The genus name is from the Latin “ clava ” for club or mace, which describes the club-shaped spines present on the abactinal surface and Porania after the type name of the family.

Type species: Clavaporania fitchorum nov. gen, nov. sp.

Diagnosis. Body stellate. Abactinal skeleton reticulate, embedded in a fleshy skin. Plates bearing, large, prominent spines. Some clavate, pointed or with one or two tips. Papular pores single. Abactinal, lateral and actinal surface with dense covering of skin-embedded, tiny spinelets completely covering surface. Marginal plates similar to those on abactinal surface. Actinal surface covered by fleshy skin and spinelets. Furrow spines one or two with a single subambulacral spine in a transverse row.