Illustrated guide to the echinoid (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) fauna of South Africa Author Filander, Zoleka Author Griffiths, Charles text Zootaxa 2017 4296 1 1 72 journal article 32399 10.11646/zootaxa.4296.1.1 ad746972-3837-4f1d-bf97-c09e5d7f1bd5 1175-5326 843325 EFE86EDD-D170-4D97-87D9-3125400713EC Brisaster capensis ( Studer, 1880 ) Fig. 74 A–D. Schizaster fragilis : A. Agassiz, 1881 : 201 –202; Bell, 1904 : 175 Brisaster fragilis : H.L. Clark, 1923 *: 399–400. Pl. XIII; H.L. Clark, 1924 : 12 ; H.L. Clark, 1925a : 206 –207. Brisaster capensis : Döderlein, 1910 : 248 ; Mortensen, 1951 : 286 –288. Pl XXV, Figs 4–10 ; Clark & Courtman-Stock, 1976 : 248 ; Schultz, 2010 : 791 , Fig. 1367. FIGURE 74. Brisaster capensis (SAMC-A22295). A . Map showing distribution. B . Aboral view of preserved specimen. C . Oral view of preserved specimen. D . Side view of preserved specimen. Material examined. MBC-A077984; MBC-A077985; A 22295; MBC-A077983; A22333; MBC-A077986. Identification. Test low, heart-shaped, truncated posteriorly, with distinctive anterior groove; genital pores three. Marginal and peripetalous fascioles well developed. Global maximum size. Maximum length 50 mm . Global distribution. Endemic to West coast of South Africa, at 122–400 m depth ( Döderlein 1910 ; Clark & Courtman-Stock 1976 ).