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Brissus Gray, 1825 
AphiaID: 123419

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinozoa (Subphylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Euechinoidea (Subclass) > Irregularia (Infraclass) > Atelostomata (Superorder) > Spatangoida (Order) > Brissidina (Suborder) > Brissidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Parent Brissidae Gray, 1855
Synonymised
taxa
  Allobrissus Mortensen, 1950 (junior subjective synonym)
Brissus (Allobrissus) Mortensen, 1950 (subjective junior synonym of Brissus )
Brissus (Brissus) Gray, 1825 (not in use)
Bryssus (misspelling)
Schizaster (Brissus) Gray, 1825 (accepted at genus rank)
Spatangus (Brissus) Gray, 1825 (accepted at genus rank)
Sources  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 (look up in IMIS[details]

basis of record: Rowe, F.W.E & Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia’. 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne.) [details]

additional source: North East Atlantic Taxa (look up in IMIS[details]

from synonym: Smith, A. B. & Kroh, A. (editor) 2011. The Echinoid Directory. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/echinoid-directory, available online at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/echinoid-directory [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Martens, E.C.v. 1869. Seesterne und Seeigel von Sancibar. In: C.C.v.d. Decken (Hrsg.), Reisen in Ost-Afrika in 1859-61. Wissenschaftlicher Theil. Dritter Band, Erste Abtheilung, pp. xii+169. C.F. Winter'sche Verlagshandlung; Leipzig & Heidelberg.
page(s): 128 [details] [view taxon]


Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Species Brissus agassizii Döderlein, 1885
Species Brissus gigas H.B. Fell, 1947
Species Brissus latecarinatus (Leske, 1778)
Species Brissus latidunensis Clegg, 1933 †
Species Brissus meridionalis (Mortensen, 1950)
Species Brissus obesus Verrill, 1867
Species Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778)

Subgenus Brissus (Allobrissus) Mortensen, 1950 accepted as Brissus Gray, 1825
  » Species Brissus (Allobrissus) agassizii (Döderlein, 1885) accepted as Brissus agassizii Döderlein, 1885
» Species Brissus (Allobrissus) meridionalis Mortensen, 1950 accepted as Brissus meridionalis (Mortensen, 1950)
Subgenus Brissus (Brissus) Gray, 1825 accepted as Brissus Gray, 1825
  » Species Brissus (Brissus) gigas Fell, 1947 accepted as Brissus gigas H.B. Fell, 1947
Species Brissus areolatus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847 accepted as Metalia sternalis (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Brissus bicinctus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847 accepted as Metalia sternalis (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Brissus brissus Tortonese, 1933 accepted as Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778)
Species Brissus brissus (Leske, 1778) accepted as Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778)
Species Brissus carinatus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Brissus latecarinatus (Leske, 1778)
Species Brissus columbaris (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778)
Species Brissus compressus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Metalia spatagus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Brissus cylindricus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847 accepted as Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778)
Species Brissus damesi A. Agassiz, 1881 accepted as Anabrissus damesi (A. Agassiz, 1881)
Species Brissus daviesi Jain, 2002 † accepted as Rhynobrissus daviesi (Jain, 2002) †
Species Brissus dimidiatus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847 accepted as Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778)
Species Brissus fragilis Düben & Koren, 1844 accepted as Brisaster fragilis (Düben & Koren, 1844)
Species Brissus imperati Lambert & Thiery, 1924 accepted as Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778)
Species Brissus lyrifer Forbes, 1841 accepted as Brissopsis lyrifera (Forbes, 1841)
Species Brissus maculatus Studer, 1889 accepted as Brissus latecarinatus (Leske, 1778)
Species Brissus maculosus Bolau, 1863 accepted as Brissus latecarinatus (Leske, 1778)
Species Brissus mediator Lovén, 1883 accepted as Anametalia sternaloides (Bolau, 1874)
Species Brissus panis Grube, 1857 accepted as Meoma ventricosa (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Brissus pulvinatus Düben & Koren, 1844 accepted as Brissopsis lyrifera (Forbes, 1841)
Species Brissus pulvinatus Philippi, 1845 accepted as Brissopsis lyrifera (Forbes, 1841)
Species Brissus robillardi de Loriol, 1876 accepted as Metalia robillardi (de Loriol, 1876)
Species Brissus scillae L. Agassiz, 1836 accepted as Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778)
Species Brissus sternalis (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Metalia sternalis (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Brissus sternaloides Bolau, 1874 accepted as Anametalia sternaloides (Bolau, 1874)
Species Brissus townsendi (Bell, 1904) accepted as Metalia townsendi (Bell, 1904)
Species Brissus ventricosus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Meoma ventricosa (Lamarck, 1816)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent + fossil
Feedingtypes  deposit feeder: subsurface [details]
grazer [details]
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Note  Remark: In family Spatangidae in Clark (1954). [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123419
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Hansson, Hans
2010-09-06 12:28:48Z  changed  Kroh, Andreas
  
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  Citation: Kroh, A.; Hansson, H. (2013). Brissus Gray, 1825. In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2013) World Echinoidea Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123419 on 2013-05-23
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