WoRMS name details
Brissoma lyriferum (Forbes, 1841)
568445 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:568445)
unaccepted (transferred to Brissopsis)
Species
Brissoma Pomel, 1888 accepted as Brissopsis L. Agassiz, 1840
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Brissus lyrifer Forbes, 1841) Forbes, E. (1841). A history of British Starfishes and other animals of the class Echinodermata. <em>London; John Van Voorst.</em> 267 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2061567
page(s): 187-189 [details]
page(s): 187-189 [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Brissoma lyriferum (Forbes, 1841). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=568445 on 2025-05-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Brissus lyrifer Forbes, 1841) Forbes, E. (1841). A history of British Starfishes and other animals of the class Echinodermata. <em>London; John Van Voorst.</em> 267 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2061567
page(s): 187-189 [details]
basis of record Mortensen, T. (1951). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. V, 2. Spatangoida II. Amphisternata II. Spatangidæ, Loveniidæ, Pericosmidæ, Schizasteridæ, Brissidæ, 593 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 380-390 [details]
page(s): 187-189 [details]
basis of record Mortensen, T. (1951). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. V, 2. Spatangoida II. Amphisternata II. Spatangidæ, Loveniidæ, Pericosmidæ, Schizasteridæ, Brissidæ, 593 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 380-390 [details]
