Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Echinozoa > Class Echinoidea > Subclass Euechinoidea > Infraclass Irregularia > Superorder Atelostomata > Order Spatangoida > Suborder Brissidina

Brissidae Gray, 1855

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Brissopsinae Lambert, 1905
Brissus Gray, 1825
Metalia Gray, 1855
Plagiobrissus Pomel, 1883

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 English: heart urchins sources: Deméré, T. A. & Rugh, N. S. 2006. Invertebrates of the Imperia Sea. Pp. 43-69 in G. T. Jefferson & L. Lindsay (eds.) Fossil Treasures of the Anza-Borrego Desert Sunbelt Publications, El Cajon, CA.
 Swedish: lyrsjöborrar

Literature

basis of record

Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336-351

additional source

Kroh, A. & Smith, A.B. (2010): The phylogeny and classification of post-Palaeozoic echinoids. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 8/2: 147-212.

identification resource

Smith, A.B. 2013. Key to genera of Brissidae. In: Smith, A.B. & Kroh, A. (editors) The Echinoid Directory. World Wide Web electronic publication.

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External Links

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Citation

Kroh, A. (2014). Brissidae Gray, 1855. In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2014) World Echinoidea Database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123173

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2010-08-31 by Andreas Kroh

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