Brissopsinae Lambert, 1905 
AphiaID: 510878

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		Subfamily
Parent		Brissidae Gray, 1855
Synonymised taxa		Brissopsidae Lambert, 1905 (accepted at subfamily level)
Sources		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] basis of record (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]
Direct child taxa [show all]		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
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent + fossil
Distribution
Attribute		Functional group: benthos » Stage: adult (inherited from Echinodermata) [details] Functional group: plankton » Stage: larva (inherited from Echinodermata) [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:510878
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2010-08-31 07:25:31Z   created   Kroh, Andreas
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		Citation: Kroh, A. (2013). Brissopsinae. 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=510878 on 2013-06-19