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Echinoidea taxon details

Brissidae Gray, 1855 
AphiaID: 123173

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinozoa (Subphylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Euechinoidea (Subclass) > Irregularia (Infraclass) > Atelostomata (Superorder) > Spatangoida (Order) > Brissidina (Suborder)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Brissidina
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: Kroh, A. & Smith, A.B. (2010): The phylogeny and classification of post-Palaeozoic echinoids. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 8/2: 147-212., available online at http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1477-2019&volume=8&issue=2&spage=147
page(s): 173 [details]


Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English heart urchins  [details]
Swedish lyrsjöborrar  [details]
Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Genus Anabrissus Mortensen, 1950b
Genus Anametalia Mortensen, 1950b
Subfamily Brissopsinae Lambert, 1905
  » Genus Brissalius Coppard, 2008
» Genus Brissopsis L. Agassiz, in Agassiz & Desor, 1847
» Genus Kleinia Gray, 1851b
» Genus Brissiopsis accepted as Brissopsis L. Agassiz, in Agassiz & Desor, 1847
» Genus Brissoma Pomel, 1888 accepted as Brissopsis L. Agassiz, in Agassiz & Desor, 1847
» Genus Bryssopsis † accepted as Brissopsis L. Agassiz, in Agassiz & Desor, 1847
» Genus Toxobrissus Desor, 1858 accepted as Brissopsis L. Agassiz, in Agassiz & Desor, 1847
» Genus Toxobryssus Meissner, 1903 accepted as Brissopsis L. Agassiz, in Agassiz & Desor, 1847
» Genus Zeugaster Lambert, 1907 accepted as Brissopsis L. Agassiz, in Agassiz & Desor, 1847
Genus Brissus Gray, 1825
Genus Cionobrissus A. Agassiz, 1879
Genus Idiobryssus H.L. Clark, 1939
Genus Meoma Gray, 1851b
Genus Metalia Gray, 1855
Genus Neopneustes Duncan, 1889
Genus Peraspatangus Philip & Foster, 1971 †
Genus Plagiobrissus Pomel, 1883
Genus Rhabdobrissus Cotteau, 1889a
Genus Rhynobrissus A. Agassiz, 1872
Genus Schizobrissus Pomel, 1869 †
Genus Taimanawa Henderson & Fell, 1969

Genus Allobrissus Mortensen, 1950 accepted as Brissus Gray, 1825
Genus Bryssus accepted as Brissus Gray, 1825
Genus Cionobryssus Meissner, 1903 accepted as Cionobrissus A. Agassiz, 1879
Genus Eobrissus Bell, 1904 accepted as Metalia Gray, 1855
Genus Idiobrissus accepted as Idiobryssus H.L. Clark, 1939
Genus Metaliopsis Fourtau, 1916 accepted as Metalia Gray, 1855
Genus Metallia accepted as Metalia Gray, 1855
Genus Mortensenaster Lambert, 1922 accepted as Rhabdobrissus Cotteau, 1889a
Genus Peripneustes Cotteau, 1875 † accepted as Schizobrissus Pomel, 1869 †
Genus Plagionotus L. Agassiz, in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847b accepted as Plagiobrissus Pomel, 1883
Genus Plagiostomus d'Orbigny, 1853 accepted as Plagiobrissus Pomel, 1883
Genus Prometalia Pomel, 1883 accepted as Metalia Gray, 1855
Genus Radiobrissus Fourtau, 1913 † accepted as Metalia Gray, 1855
Genus Rhinobrissus accepted as Rhynobrissus A. Agassiz, 1872
Genus Xanthobrissus A. Agassiz, 1863 accepted as Metalia Gray, 1855
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent + fossil
Distribution 
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Attribute Functional group: benthos (inherited from Echinodermata)
  » Stage: adult
Functional group: plankton (inherited from Echinodermata)
  » Stage: larva
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123173
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Hansson, Hans
2010-08-31 07:25:31Z  changed  Kroh, Andreas
  
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  Citation: Kroh, A.; Hansson, H. (2013). Brissidae. In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2013) World Echinoidea Database. Accessed through: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2013) World Echinoidea Database at http://www.marinespecies.org/echinoidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123173 on 2013-05-19
  

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