World Register of Deep-Sea species - Schizaster (Brisaster) Gray, 1855

AphiaID

568123 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:568123)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (accepted at genus rank)

Accepted name

Brisaster Gray, 1855

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Schizaster L. Agassiz, 1835

Direct children (2)

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Species Schizaster (Brisaster) latifrons A. Agassiz, 1898 accepted as Brisaster latifrons (A. Agassiz, 1898) (transferred to Brisaster)
Species Schizaster (Brisaster) townsendi A. Agassiz, 1898 accepted as Brisaster townsendi (A. Agassiz, 1898) (transferred to Brisaster)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Schizaster (Brisaster) Gray, 1855. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=568123 on 2026-07-19

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Schizaster (Brisaster) Gray, 1855. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=568123 on 2026-07-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2011-04-12 07:27:08Z

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Kroh, Andreas

2011-04-15 20:42:20Z

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Kroh, Andreas

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Deep-Sea name details

Schizaster (Brisaster) Gray, 1855