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Brisaster Gray, 1855 
AphiaID: 123427

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinozoa (Subphylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Euechinoidea (Subclass) > Irregularia (Infraclass) > Atelostomata (Superorder) > Spatangoida (Order) > Paleopneustina (Suborder) > Schizasteridae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Parent Schizasteridae Lambert, 1905
Synonymised
taxa		  Lymanaster Lambert, 1920 (subjective junior synonym)
 Schizaster (Brisaster) Gray, 1855 (accepted at genus rank)
Sources  basis of record: David, B., T. Choné, A. Festeau & C. de Ridder (2004). Antarctic Echinoids, an Interactive Database. Editions Universitaires Dijon. Cd Rom. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: McKnight, D. (2009). Echinoidea (Echinodermata). In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp [details]

additional source: 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]

from synonym: Mortensen, T. 1951. A Monograph of the Echinoidea. V, 2. Spatangoida II. Amphisternata II. Spatangidæ, Loveniidæ, Pericosmidæ, Schizasteridæ, Brissidæ, pp. 593. C. A. Reitzel; Copenhagen.
page(s): 280 [details] [view taxon]

Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Species Brisaster antarcticus (Döderlein, 1906)
Species Brisaster capensis (Studer, 1880)
Species Brisaster fragilis (Düben & Koren, 1844)
Species Brisaster kerguelenensis H.L. Clark, 1917
Species Brisaster latifrons (A. Agassiz, 1898)
Species Brisaster moseleyi (A. Agassiz, 1881)
Species Brisaster owstoni Mortensen, 1950
Species Brisaster tasmanicus McKnight, 1974
Species Brisaster townsendi (A. Agassiz, 1898)

Subgenus Brisaster (Schizaster) L. Agassiz, 1835 accepted as Schizaster L. Agassiz, 1835
  » Species Brisaster (Schizaster) fragilis (Düben & Koren, 1844) accepted as Brisaster fragilis (Düben & Koren, 1844)
Species Brisaster compactus (Koehler, 1914) accepted as Schizaster compactus (Koehler, 1914)
Species Brisaster edwardsi (Cotteau, 1889) accepted as Schizaster edwardsi Cotteau, 1889
Species Brisaster gibberulus (L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847) accepted as Schizaster gibberulus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847
Species Brisaster lacunosus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Schizaster lacunosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Brisaster orbignyi Lambert & Thiéry, 1925 accepted as Schizaster orbignyanus A. Agassiz, 1880
Species Brisaster philippii (Gray, 1851) accepted as Tripylaster philippii (Gray, 1851)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent + fossil
Links To Echinoid Directory
To GenBank
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123427
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Hansson, Hans
2010-09-06 12:28:48Z  changed  Kroh, Andreas
2011-03-30 08:45:21Z  changed  Kroh, Andreas
  
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  Citation: Kroh, A.; Hansson, H. (2013). Brisaster Gray, 1855. 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=123427 on 2013-05-20
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