''Brissus'' is a genus of
sea urchin
Sea urchins or urchins () are echinoderms in the class (biology), class Echinoidea. About 950 species live on the seabed, inhabiting all oceans and depth zones from the intertidal zone to deep seas of . They typically have a globular body cove ...
s belonging to the family
Brissidae
Brissidae is a family of echinoderms belonging to the order Spatangoida.
Genera
Genera:
* '' Anabrissus'' Mortensen, 1950
* '' Anametalia'' Mortensen, 1950
* '' Brissalius'' Coppard, 2008
* ''Brissopsis
''Brissopsis'' is a genus of echinode ...
.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
Species:
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Brissus agassizii''
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Brissus bridgeboronensis''
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Brissus camagueyensis''
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Brissus caobaense''
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Brissus duperieri''
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Brissus durhami''
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Brissus eximius''
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Brissus expansus''
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Brissus fosteri''
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Brissus gigas''
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Brissus glenni''
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Brissus greifatensis''
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Brissus inaequalis''
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Brissus kewi''
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Brissus lasti''
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Brissus latecarinatus
''Brissus latecarinatus'' is a species of sea urchins of the family Brissidae. Its armour is covered with spines. ''Brissus latecarinatus'' was first scientifically described in 1778 by Nathanael Gottfried Leske.
Distribution
It is distribut ...
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Brissus latidunensis''
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Brissus meridionalis''
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Brissus miocaenicus''
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Brissus obesus''
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Brissus rana''
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Brissus sagrae''
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Brissus shaimaae''
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Brissus unicolor''
References
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Brissidae
Echinoidea genera