Metalia robillardi

* Metalia robillardi (de Loriol, 1876) Fig. 66 A–C. Metalia robillardi: Clark & Rowe, 1971: 166; Schultz, 2010: 394, Fig. 742; Filander & Griffiths, 2014: 55. Pl. II, Fig. H. Material examined. SAMC-A28231. Identification. Large, oval test; anterior side steep, with deep notch. Apical disc anteriorly positioned, with four gonopores. Anterior ambulacra narrow, somewhat sunken, simple pore-pairs; anterior petals directed posteriorly, posterior petals more flexed. Oral side with short, narrow labrum, slightly covering peristome; large periproct at short posterior end. Subanal fasciole with five (to six) pores on either side. Preserved specimen white, with short spines. Global maximum size. Maximum test length 125 mm. Global distribution. East coast of South Africa, Australia, Mauritius, Réunion and Madagascar (Schultz 2010); at 2–50 m depth. Remarks. Records collected in this study show that this species inhabits deeper waters than the previously reported 14 m (Filander & Griffiths 2014). Distinguished from Brissopsis lyrifera capensis by anterior part of test distinctively raised; by anterior petals being directed downwards and by white color.
Published as part of Filander, Zoleka & Griffiths, Charles, 2017, Illustrated guide to the echinoid (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) fauna of South Africa, pp. 1-72 in Zootaxa 4296 (1) on page 58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4296.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/843325
{"references":["Loriol, P. de. (1876) Echinodermes. Memoires de la Societe de physique et d'histoire naturelle de Geneve, 24, 59 - 673.","Clark, A. M. & Rowe, F. W. E. (1971) Monograph of Shallow-water Indo-West Pacific Echinoderms. Trustees of the British Museum, London, pp. 238.","Schultz, H. (2010) Sea-Urchins, a Guide to Worldwide Shallow Water Species. 3 rd Edition. Scientific Publication, Hemdingen, 484 pp.","Filander, Z. & Griffiths, C. L. (2014) Additions to and revision of the South African echinoid fauna (Echinodermata: Echinoidea). African Natural History, 10, 47 - 56."]}