Stylocidaris cingulata Mortensen, 1932b

Filander, Zoleka & Griffiths, Charles, 2017, Illustrated guide to the echinoid (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) fauna of South Africa, Zootaxa 4296 (1), pp. 1-72 : 21

* Stylocidaris cingulata Mortensen, 1932b

Fig. 17 A–C.

Stylocidaris cingulata Mortensen, 1932b: 162 –164. Pl. I, Fig. 6 . Pl. XI, Fig. 6 . Pl. XIII, Figs 8–10 ; Schultz, 2011: 925, Figs 1565–1566; Filander & Griffiths, 2014: 51 –52. Pl. I, Fig. G.

Material examined. SAMC-A28217; SAMC-A28230.

Identification. Test round, moderately thick, tubercles perforated. Apical disc dark green, star-shaped, tuberculated inner and outer edges; periproct conspicuously raised. Primary spines white-banded with pinkish tints; scrobicular spines loosely packed, whitish with a pinkish longitudinal stripe, stripe greenish towards base. Denuded test white with greenish tubercles and apical disc.

Global maximum size. Maximum test diameter 13 mm.

Global distribution. Indian Ocean at 120–125 m depth ( Mortensen 1932b; Schultz 2011), extending into East coast of South Africa ( Filander & Griffiths 2014).

Figures

FIGURE 6. Eucidaris metularia (SAMC-A 28226): A. Map showing distribution. B. Side view of preserved specimen. C. Apical system of preserved specimen.

FIGURE 8. Phyllacanthus imperialis (SAMC-A 23447): A. Map showing distribution. B. Aboral view of preserved specimen.

FIGURE 9. Goniocidaris (Goniocidaris) indica: A. Map showing distribution. B. Aboral view of preserved specimen (SAMC- A 23089). C. Side view of preserved specimen (SAMC-A 28235).

FIGURE 10. Stereocidaris alcocki (SAMC-A 28229): A. Map showing distribution. B. Side view (close-up) of preserved specimen. C. Apical system of preserved specimen.

FIGURE 17. Stylocidaris cingulata. A. Map showing distribution. B. Side view of preserved specimen (MBC-A 074000). C. Apical system of preserved specimen (SAMC-A 28217).