Fam: Arbaciidae

Arbacia lixula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Material: 607 specimens; stations: T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T12, S6, S7, S8, S9, S10, S11, S15; depth: 0-15 m; substrates: large rocks, coarse stones.

Distribution: Atlantic–Mediterranean.

Literature records for central and/or north Adriatic: Kolosváry (1937), Zavodnik (1960, 1964, 1977, 1997), Tortonese (1965), Zavodnik et al. (2005, 2006).

Literature records for south Adriatic (Croatia): Zavodnik (2003).

Literature records for Montenegro: Milojević (1984).