The echinoid fauna from middle and southern Japan: a preliminary report

Abstract

Fifty-eight echinoid species from 22 families in nine orders were collected from middle and southern Japan. One species, Aeropsis fulva, is reported here for the first time from Japan, and four species, Mespilia levituberculata, Pseudoboletia maculata, Lissodiadema purpureum and Echinodiscus tenuissimus require systematic re-examination.