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Brissus
Gray, 1825
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Nomenclatural_Code
Animalia
Echinodermata
Echinoidea
Spatangoida
Brissidae
Brissus
ICZN
Name Authority:
WoRMS (World Register of Marine Species)
Published In: 1825
Common Name(s):
No common names recorded.
Related Publications:
No related publications recorded.
Cited MCZ Specimens:
No cited MCZ specimens.
Synonyms and other Related Names:
No related names recorded.
Related Taxon Records:
Included Species (39)
Included Species:
Brissus agassizii
(Döderlein, 1885)
Brissus areolatus
L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847
Brissus bicinctus
L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847
Brissus brissus
(Leske, 1778)
Brissus carinatus
(Lamarck, 1816)
Brissus columbaris
(Lamarck, 1816)
Brissus compressus
(Lamarck, 1816)
Brissus cordieri
Agassiz
Brissus cruciatus
Agassiz
Brissus cylindricus
Agassiz
Brissus damesi
A. Agassiz, 1881
Brissus daviesi
Jain, 2002
Brissus dilatatus
Desor
Brissus dimidiatus
L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847
Brissus fragilis
Dben & Koren, 1844
Brissus gigas
H.B. Fell, 1947
Brissus helveticus
(Agassiz)
Brissus imperati
Lambert & Thiery, 1924
Brissus latecarinatus
(Leske, 1778)
Brissus latidunensis
Clegg, 1933
Brissus lyrifer
Forbes, 1841
Brissus maculatus
Studer, 1889
Brissus maculosus
Bolau, 1863
Brissus mediator
Lovén, 1883
Brissus meridionalis
(Mortensen, 1950b)
Brissus obesus
Verrill, 1867
Brissus panis
Grube, 1857
Brissus placenta
Philippi, 1845
Brissus pulvinatus
Dben & Koren, 1844
Brissus robillardi
de Loriol, 1876
Brissus scillae
L. Agassiz, 1836
Brissus sp cf unicolor
Brissus sternalis
(Lamarck, 1816)
Brissus sternaloides
Bolau, 1874
Brissus subacutus
Desor
Brissus townsendi
(Bell, 1904)
Brissus unicolor
(Leske, 1778)
Brissus ventricosus
(Lamarck, 1816)
Brissus vulgaris
Lamarck, 1801
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No specimens are cited using this name.
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