Coelopleurus fam subsp. gen var. indet, . sp.

Fassbender, Nico, Stefanoudis, Paris V, Filander, Zoleka Nontlantla, Gendron, Gilberte, Mah, Christopher L, Mattio, Lydiane, Mortimer, Jeanne A, Moura, Carlos J, Samaai, Toufiek, Samimi-Namin, Kaveh, Wagner, Daniel, Walton, Rowana & Woodall, Lucy C, 2021, Reef benthos of Seychelles - A field guide, Biodiversity Data Journal 9, pp. 65970-65970 : 65970

"fam. Aspidodiadematidae" gen. indet. sp.

Materials

Type status: Other material. Taxon: scientificName: Aspidodiadematidae sp.; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Echinodermata; class: Echinoidea; order: Aspidodiadematoida; family: Aspidodiadematidae; scientificNameAuthorship: Duncan, 1889; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Seychelles; locality: D'Arros N 1, Poivre E 1 ; minimumDepthInMeters: 122.4 m; maximumDepthInMeters: 251.3 m; locationRemarks: First Descent : Seychelles Expedition ; Identification : identifiedBy: Nico Fassbender , Zoleka Filander , Paris Stefanoudis ; dateIdentified: 2019, 2020; identificationRemarks: identified only from imagery; Event : samplingProtocol: Submersible OR Remotely Operated Vehicle OR SCUBA; Record Level: basisOfRecord: Human observation

Notes

The body surface is entirely covered in fine needle-like spines that are longer than the body is wide. Maximum recorded size: 15 cm across. The main body is appearing globular, orange-brown in colour with similar coloured spines and a conspicuous predominantly white anal cone (Fig. 135 ).

Figures

Figure 135. Aspidodiadematidae gen. indet. sp. D'Arros N 1, 250 m.