本文回顧臺灣產歪形海膽之研究,共整理11科19種有效種,並描述6種新記錄:卵豆海膽Fibularia ovulum Lamarck(Fibulariidae豆海膽科)、曼氏孔楯海膽Astriclypeus manni Verrill(Astriclypeidae星楯海膽科)、Linopneustes sp.(Palaeopneustidae古心形海膽科)、凹裂星海膽Schizaster lacunosus(Linnaus)(Schizasteride裂星海膽科)、脊背壺海膽Brissus latecarinatus(Leske)、吻壺海膽Rhynobrissus pyramidalis A. Agassiz(Brissidae壺海膽科)。本文包括14種的描述、棲地、地理分布及標本照。
Taiwan's irregular sea urchin fauna now comprises 19 valid species in 11 families. New records include Fibularia ovulum Lamarck (Fibulariidae), Astriclypeus manni Verrill (Astriclypeidae), Linopneustes sp. Palaeopneustidae), Schizaster lacunosus (Linnaeus) (Schizasteridae), Brissus latecarinatus (Laske), and Rhynobrissus pyramidalis A. Agassiz (Brissidae). Species accounts and figures of 14 species collected by the author are presented.