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Brissus Gray, 1825

Brissus sp.
Brissus sp.

123419  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123419)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Echinodermata (Phylum)
  4. Echinozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Echinoidea (Class)
  6. Euechinoidea (Subclass)
  7. Irregularia (Infraclass)
  8. Atelostomata (Subterclass)
  9. Spatangoida (Order)
  10. Brissidina (Suborder)
  11. Brissidae (Family)
  12. Brissus (Genus)
accepted
Genus
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)

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  1. Species Brissus (Allobrissus) miocaenicus Schaffer, 1961 †
  2. Species Brissus agassizii Döderlein, 1885
  3. Species Brissus bridgeboronensis Carter, 1987 †
  4. Species Brissus camagueyensis Weisbord, 1934 †
  5. Species Brissus caobaense Sánchez Roig, 1953 †
  6. Species Brissus duperieri Castex, 1947 †
  7. Species Brissus durhami (Sánchez Roig, 1952) †
  8. Species Brissus fosteri McNamara, Philip & Kruse, 1986 †
  9. Species Brissus gigas H.B. Fell, 1947
  10. Species Brissus glenni Cooke, 1959 †
  11. Species Brissus greifatensis Elattaar, 2001a †
  12. Species Brissus kewi Grant & Hertlein, 1938 †
  13. Species Brissus lasti Stockley, 1927 †
  14. Species Brissus latecarinatus (Leske, 1778)
  15. Species Brissus latidunensis Clegg, 1933 †
  16. Species Brissus meridionalis Mortensen, 1950
  17. Species Brissus obesus Verrill, 1867
  18. Species Brissus shaimaae Ali, 1985 †
  19. Species Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778)
  20. Species Brissus (Allobrissus) agassizii (Döderlein, 1885) accepted as Brissus agassizii Döderlein, 1885 (transferred to Brissus)
  21. Species Brissus (Allobrissus) meridionalis Mortensen, 1950 accepted as Brissus meridionalis Mortensen, 1950 (transferred to Brissus)
  22. Species Brissus (Metalia) robillardi de Loriol, 1876 accepted as Metalia robillardi (de Loriol, 1876) (parent accepted at genus rank)
  23. Species Brissus agassizi accepted as Brissus agassizii Döderlein, 1885 (misspelling)
  24. Species Brissus areolatus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847b accepted as Metalia sternalis (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
  25. Species Brissus bicinctus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847b accepted as Metalia sternalis (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
  26. Species Brissus brissus Tortonese, 1933 accepted as Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
  27. Species Brissus brissus (Leske, 1778) accepted as Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778) (objective synonym)
  28. Species Brissus carinatus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Brissus latecarinatus (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
  29. Species Brissus columbaris (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
  30. Species Brissus compressus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Metalia spatagus (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective junior synonym)
  31. Species Brissus cylindricus L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847b accepted as Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
  32. Species Brissus damesi A. Agassiz, 1881 accepted as Anabrissus damesi (A. Agassiz, 1881) (transferred to Anabrissus)
  33. Species Brissus daviesi Jain, 2002 † accepted as Rhynobrissus daviesi (Jain, 2002) † (transferred to Rhynobrissus)
  34. Species Brissus dimidiatus L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847b accepted as Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
  35. Species Brissus fragilis Düben & Koren, 1844 accepted as Brisaster fragilis (Düben & Koren, 1844) (transferred to Brisaster)
  36. Species Brissus greyi Hector, 1870 † accepted as Taimanawa greyi (Hutton, 1873) † (unaccepted > nomen nudum, unavailable since proposed without description, illustration, or indication (ICZN 1999 Article 12.1.))
  37. Species Brissus imperati Lambert & Thiery, 1924 accepted as Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
  38. Species Brissus lyrifer Forbes, 1841 accepted as Brissopsis lyrifera (Forbes, 1841) (transferred to Brissopsis)
  39. Species Brissus maculatus accepted as Brissus maculosus Klein, 1734 accepted as Brissus latecarinatus (Leske, 1778) (misspelling)
  40. Species Brissus maculosus Klein, 1734 accepted as Brissus latecarinatus (Leske, 1778) (pre-Linnean)
  41. Species Brissus maculosus Leske, 1778 accepted as Brissus latecarinatus (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
  42. Species Brissus mediator Lovén, 1883 accepted as Anametalia sternaloides (Bolau, 1874) (subjective junior synonym)
  43. Species Brissus panis Grube, 1857 accepted as Meoma ventricosa (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
  44. Species Brissus pulvinatus Düben & Koren, 1844 accepted as Brissopsis lyrifera (Forbes, 1841) (subjective junior synonym)
  45. Species Brissus pulvinatus Philippi, 1845 accepted as Brissopsis lyrifera (Forbes, 1841) (subjective junior synonym)
  46. Species Brissus robillardi de Loriol, 1876 accepted as Metalia robillardi (de Loriol, 1876) (transferred to Metalia)
  47. Species Brissus scillae L. Agassiz, 1836 accepted as Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
  48. Species Brissus sternalis (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Metalia sternalis (Lamarck, 1816) (transferred to Metalia)
  49. Species Brissus sternaloides Bolau, 1874 accepted as Anametalia sternaloides (Bolau, 1874) (transferred to Anametalia)
  50. Species Brissus townsendi (Bell, 1904) accepted as Metalia townsendi (Bell, 1904) (transferred to Metalia)
  51. Species Brissus ventricosus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Meoma ventricosa (Lamarck, 1816) (transferred to Meoma)
  52. Species Brissus (Brissus) gigas H.B. Fell, 1947 represented as Brissus gigas H.B. Fell, 1947
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] 
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). 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 2025-05-23
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Hansson, Hans
2010-09-06 12:28:48Z
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Kroh, Andreas

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Nomenclature

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] 

Other

additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details] 

additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details] OpenAccess publication

 
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Remark In family Spatangidae in Clark (1954). [details]
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To Echinoid Directory (from synonym Bryssus)
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Brissus) 
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Brissus sp.
Brissus sp.
Brissus (subanal fasciole)
Brissus (subanal fasciole)
Atelostomata (apical system)
Atelostomata (apical system)

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