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 Echinocyamus elegans Mazzetti, 1893 Fig. 60 A–D. Echinocyamus elegans : H.L. Clark, 1923 *: 393–394; Mortensen, 1948d : 184–185. Pl. XLVI, Figs 29–31 ; Clark & Courtman- Stock, 1976: 242; Schultz, 2009 : 558, Fig. 954.d. FIGURE 60. Echinocyamus elegans (SAMC-A22305). 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-A 022304 ; MBC-A 022305 ; MBC-A 022306 ; MBC-A 022307 ; MBC-A 022308 ; MBC- A 022309 ; MBC-A 022310 ; MBC-A 022311 ; MBC-A 022312 ; MBC-A 022313 ; MBC-A 022314 . Identification. Test convex aborally, concave orally; petals well-developed, almost extending to ambitus, pores large, maximum of eight pore-pairs, conspicuous, pore zones as wide as interporiferous zones, not meeting distally. Specimen white. Global maximum size. Maximum test length 6 mm . Global distribution. Red Sea to West and East coast regions of South Africa; at 110 – 275 m depth ( Mortensen 1948d ; Schultz 2009 ). Remarks. Samples from the Iziko Museum collection extend distribution westwards towards Saldanha Bay.