WoRMS taxon details
Brissus Gray, 1825
Allobrissus Mortensen, 1950 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Brissus (Allobrissus) Mortensen, 1950 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym of Brissus )
Brissus (Brissus) Gray, 1825 · unaccepted (not in use)
Bryssus · unaccepted (misspelling)
Sandiegoaster Sánchez Roig, 1952 † · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Schizaster (Brissus) Gray, 1825 · unaccepted (accepted at genus rank)
Spatangus (Brissus) Gray, 1825 · unaccepted (accepted at genus rank)
- Species Brissus agassizii Döderlein, 1885
- Species Brissus gigas H.B. Fell, 1947
- Species Brissus latecarinatus (Leske, 1778)
- 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 (subjective junior synonym of Brissus )
- Species Brissus (Allobrissus) agassizii (Döderlein, 1885) accepted as Brissus agassizii Döderlein, 1885 (transferred to Brissus)
- Species Brissus (Allobrissus) meridionalis Mortensen, 1950 accepted as Brissus meridionalis Mortensen, 1950 (transferred to Brissus)
- Subgenus Brissus (Brissus) Gray, 1825 accepted as Brissus Gray, 1825 (not in use)
- Species Brissus (Brissus) gigas H.B. Fell, 1947 represented as Brissus gigas H.B. Fell, 1947
- Subgenus Brissus (Metalia) Gray, 1855 accepted as Metalia Gray, 1855 (accepted at genus rank)
- Species Brissus (Metalia) robillardi de Loriol, 1876 accepted as Metalia robillardi (de Loriol, 1876) (parent accepted at genus rank)
- Species Brissus agassizi accepted as Brissus agassizii Döderlein, 1885 (misspelling)
- Species Brissus areolatus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847b accepted as Metalia sternalis (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Brissus bicinctus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847b accepted as Metalia sternalis (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Brissus brissus Tortonese, 1933 accepted as Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Brissus brissus (Leske, 1778) accepted as Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778) (objective synonym)
- Species Brissus carinatus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Brissus latecarinatus (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Brissus columbaris (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Brissus compressus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Metalia spatagus (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Brissus cylindricus L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847b accepted as Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Brissus damesi A. Agassiz, 1881 accepted as Anabrissus damesi (A. Agassiz, 1881) (transferred to Anabrissus)
- Species Brissus dimidiatus L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847b accepted as Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Brissus fragilis Düben & Koren, 1844 accepted as Brisaster fragilis (Düben & Koren, 1844) (transferred to Brisaster)
- Species Brissus imperati Lambert & Thiery, 1924 accepted as Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Brissus lyrifer Forbes, 1841 accepted as Brissopsis lyrifera (Forbes, 1841) (transferred to Brissopsis)
- Species Brissus maculatus accepted as Brissus maculosus Klein, 1734 accepted as Brissus latecarinatus (Leske, 1778) (misspelling)
- Species Brissus maculosus Klein, 1734 accepted as Brissus latecarinatus (Leske, 1778) (pre-Linnean)
- Species Brissus maculosus Leske, 1778 accepted as Brissus latecarinatus (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Brissus mediator Lovén, 1883 accepted as Anametalia sternaloides (Bolau, 1874) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Brissus panis Grube, 1857 accepted as Meoma ventricosa (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Brissus pulvinatus Düben & Koren, 1844 accepted as Brissopsis lyrifera (Forbes, 1841) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Brissus pulvinatus Philippi, 1845 accepted as Brissopsis lyrifera (Forbes, 1841) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Brissus robillardi de Loriol, 1876 accepted as Metalia robillardi (de Loriol, 1876) (transferred to Metalia)
- Species Brissus scillae L. Agassiz, 1836 accepted as Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Brissus sternalis (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Metalia sternalis (Lamarck, 1816) (transferred to Metalia)
- Species Brissus sternaloides Bolau, 1874 accepted as Anametalia sternaloides (Bolau, 1874) (transferred to Anametalia)
- Species Brissus townsendi (Bell, 1904) accepted as Metalia townsendi (Bell, 1904) (transferred to Metalia)
- Species Brissus ventricosus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Meoma ventricosa (Lamarck, 1816) (transferred to Meoma)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Gray, J.E. (1825). An attempt to divide the Echinida, or Sea Eggs, into natural families. <em>Annals of Philosophy, new series.</em> 10:423-431., available online at https://archive.org/stream/annalsofphilosop10lond#page/422/mode/2up
page(s): 431 [details]
page(s): 431 [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2024). World Echinoidea Database. Brissus Gray, 1825. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123419 on 2024-04-18
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original description
Gray, J.E. (1825). An attempt to divide the Echinida, or Sea Eggs, into natural families. <em>Annals of Philosophy, new series.</em> 10:423-431., available online at https://archive.org/stream/annalsofphilosop10lond#page/422/mode/2up
page(s): 431 [details]
original description (of Sandiegoaster Sánchez Roig, 1952 †) Sánchez Roig, M. 1952b. Nuevos generos y especies de equinoideos fosiles cubanos. Torreia 17, 1-18. [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia'.</em> 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne). [details]
additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 431 [details]
original description (of Sandiegoaster Sánchez Roig, 1952 †) Sánchez Roig, M. 1952b. Nuevos generos y especies de equinoideos fosiles cubanos. Torreia 17, 1-18. [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia'.</em> 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne). [details]
additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Remark In family Spatangidae in Clark (1954). [details]
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To Echinoid Directory (from synonym Allobrissus Mortensen, 1950)
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To Echinoid Directory (from synonym Sandiegoaster Sánchez Roig, 1952 †)
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To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
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