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The rediscovery of Echinus elevatus Hutton 1872 in New Zealand, and a new name for Acanthotrema Baker & Rowe 1990 (Echinodermata: Echinoidea)

Alan N. Baker*

The rediscovery of the holotype of Echinus elevatus Hutton 1872, and living material of this species in northern New Zealand, indicates it to be a species of Amblypneustes Agassiz, of which the Australian species A. pachistus H.L. Clark 1912, is a synonym. There is no evidence for the presence of Holopneustes inflatus Lütken 1872 in New Zealand waters. The generic name Kermabrissoides is proposed for Acanthotrema Baker & Rowe 1990 (preoccupied).

Keywords: Echinodermata; Echinoidea; Temnopleuridae; Palaeopneustidae; sea urchins

(c) Journal of The Royal Society of New Zealand,

Volume 28, Number 2, June 1998, pp 281-286

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