Echinoderms from Southern New Zealand
Family Laganidae — Peronella Gray, 1855 — Peronella hinemoae Mrtsn., 1921
Family Laganidae
Peronella Gray, 1855
Peronella hinemoae Mrtsn., 1921
- Station NGH 3, one specimen.
- Alert stations: 13, four dead tests; 18, three dead tests.
These records extend the range of Peronella hinemoae southward by over 70 miles; it has hitherto been known only from Hauraki Gulf, Colville Channel, and North Cape. The largest specimen measures 40 mm. horizontal diameter. The records also indicate a shallower habitat than formerly was known.