40-4 Annals of tlie Mouth African Museum. 



Spatagobrissus approaches Eupatagus but the shape of the test, the 

 form and depression of the petals and the distribution of the primary 

 tubercles preclude their close association. It is rather remarkable 

 that so large and well characterized a spatangoid has not hitherto 

 been described and the discovery of living specimens will be a matter 

 of very great interest. 



SPATANGUS CAPENSIS. 



Doderlein, 1905. Zool. Anz., vol. 28, p. 624 1906, VALDIVIA Ech., 



pi. XXXIII, figs. 1, la. 



This seems to be one of the common and characteristic echino- 

 derms of the Cape region. The PIETER FAURE specimens show 

 some diversity in relative height and width. They range in length 

 from 68 to 115 mm. ; the width is g 84-'94 of the length and the 

 height is '48-'56 of the length. The colour varies from deep purple 

 to purplish-gray, one specimen showing only a faint purple tinge. 

 They were taken at the following places. 



P.F. 1935. Cape St. Blaize, N.W. V 2 N., 30 miles, 32 fms. R, 

 1 specimen ; small adult. 



P.F. 10325. Cape Hangklip, N. 3 / 4 E., 29 miles, 48 fms. St. 1 

 specimen ; adult. 



P.F. 14841. Cape Castle, E. V 2 N., 9 miles, 89 fms. Dk. grey 

 m. and s. 1 specimen; adult. 



Agulhas Bank. 2 specimens; large adult. 



LOVENIA ELONGATA. 



Spatangus elongatus Gray, 184-5. Eyre Voy., vol. 1, p. 436. 

 Lovenia elongata Gray, 1851. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (2), vol. 7, p. 131. 

 A. Agassiz, 1873. Rev. Ech., pt. 3, pi. XlXr, figs. 1-4. 



This fine spatangoid has long been known from South Africa, 

 whence its range extends to northern Australia and Japan. It is 

 rather remarkable that the PIETER FAURE collection contains only a 

 dorsal fragment of one specimen. 



P.F. 11028. Umhloti River, Natal, N.N.W. 1V 2 miles. 27 fms. 

 S., sh., r. 1 specimen; a fragment, with its spines. 



