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 Laganum fudsiyama africanum Mortensen, 1948e Fig. 59 A–D. Laganum fudsiyama africanum : Clark & Courtman-Stock, 1976 : 241 –242. Laganum fudsiyama var. africanum : Mortensen, 1948d : 342 –344. Pl. LV, Fig. 10 . Material examined. MBC-A 022284 ; MBC-A 022285 ; MBC-A077893; MBC-A077903; MBC-A077899; MBC- A077900; MBC-A077896; MBC-A077898; MBC-A077897; MBC-A077895; MBC-A077902; MBC-A077894; MBC-A077901. Identification. Test flat, raised center. Apical disc subcentral. Peristome also subcentrally located; round periproct positioned between peristome and posterior edge. Petals narrow, flexed, sometimes closed, in other cases opened. Spines short. Yellow or brownish in color. Global maximum size. Maximum length 73 mm . Global distribution. East coast region of South Africa, East Africa to Malayan region, Philippines, southern Japan and Hawaii; at 50–645 m depth ( Mortensen 1948d ; Schultz 2009 ). Remarks. Samples identified through current study and samples from the Iziko collection extend previously known distribution southwards towards East London. Species may be mistaken for Clypeaster rarispinus , distinguishable by the periproct being further away from edge.