WoRMS taxon details
Brissopsis lyrifera (Forbes, 1841)
124373 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124373)
accepted
Species
Brissoma lyriferum (Forbes, 1841) · unaccepted (transferred to Brissopsis)
Brissopsis lyrifer (Forbes, 1841) · unaccepted (misspelling for Brissopsis lyrifera)
Brissopsis parma Val., 18?? · unaccepted (non-existing name ?, see notes)
Brissopsis pulvinatus (Düben & Koren, 1844) · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Brissus lyrifer Forbes, 1841 · unaccepted (transferred to Brissopsis)
Brissus pulvinatus Düben & Koren, 1844 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Brissus pulvinatus Philippi, 1845 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Schizaster incertus Aradas, 1850 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Spatangus (Brissus) pulvinatus Düben & Koren, 1844 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
- Subspecies Brissopsis lyrifera capensis Mortensen, 1907
- Subspecies Brissopsis lyrifera lyrifera (Forbes, 1841)
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]
Distribution From 5 to more than 200 m depth, burrowing in mud or muddy sand, all round the British Isles, except the English Channel
Distribution From 5 to more than 200 m depth, burrowing in mud or muddy sand, all round the British Isles, except the English Channel [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2024). World Echinoidea Database. Brissopsis lyrifera (Forbes, 1841). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124373 on 2024-09-08
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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]
original description (of Schizaster incertus Aradas, 1850) Aradas, A. (1850-1955). Monografia degli Echinidi viventi e fossili di Sicilia. Parte 1a: Famiglia Spatanghi. <i>Atti Accad. Gioenia Sci. Nat. Catania</i>. Serie 2 6-10, 6 (1850): 53-96, 189-216., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7995349
page(s): 91-93 [details]
original description (of Spatangus (Brissus) pulvinatus Düben & Koren, 1844) Philippi, R. A. 1845. Beschreibung einiger neuer Echinodermen nebst kritischen Bemerckungen über einige weniger bekannte Arten. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 11, 344-359., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6483274
page(s): 347-349 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Mironov A.N. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Echinoidea. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 120–129 [in English]., available online at http://www.nature.air.ru/invertebrates/v11n1/invert11_1_120_129_Echinoidea.pdf [details] Available for editors
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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]
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 Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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]
additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details] Available for editors
[request]
page(s): 187-189 [details]
original description (of Schizaster incertus Aradas, 1850) Aradas, A. (1850-1955). Monografia degli Echinidi viventi e fossili di Sicilia. Parte 1a: Famiglia Spatanghi. <i>Atti Accad. Gioenia Sci. Nat. Catania</i>. Serie 2 6-10, 6 (1850): 53-96, 189-216., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7995349
page(s): 91-93 [details]
original description (of Spatangus (Brissus) pulvinatus Düben & Koren, 1844) Philippi, R. A. 1845. Beschreibung einiger neuer Echinodermen nebst kritischen Bemerckungen über einige weniger bekannte Arten. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 11, 344-359., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6483274
page(s): 347-349 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Mironov A.N. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Echinoidea. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 120–129 [in English]., available online at http://www.nature.air.ru/invertebrates/v11n1/invert11_1_120_129_Echinoidea.pdf [details] Available for editors
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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]
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 Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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]
additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details] Available for editors
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From other sources
Distribution From 5 to more than 200 m depth, burrowing in mud or muddy sand, all round the British Isles, except the English Channel [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Language | Name | |
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English | heart urchin | [details] |
Norwegian Bokmål | lyresjømus | [details] |
Norwegian Nynorsk | lyresjømus | [details] |
Swedish | lyrsjöborre | [details] |
BIOTIC
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (24 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Brissopsis lyrifer (Forbes, 1841))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (228 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Brissopsis pulvinatus (Düben & Koren, 1844))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Schizaster incertus Aradas, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Brissopsis parma Val., 18??)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (62 publications) (from synonym Brissus lyrifer Forbes, 1841)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Brissus pulvinatus Philippi, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Brissus pulvinatus Düben & Koren, 1844)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Brissopsis lyrifera)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To MNHN Fossil collection (Brissopsis lyrifera (FORBES, 1841); Figuré; F.R62127)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Brissopsis parma Val., 18??)
To PESI (from synonym Brissus lyrifer Forbes, 1841)
To PESI (from synonym Brissus pulvinatus Philippi, 1845)
To PESI (from synonym Schizaster incertus Aradas, 1850)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (5 records)
To ITIS
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (24 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Brissopsis lyrifer (Forbes, 1841))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (228 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Brissopsis pulvinatus (Düben & Koren, 1844))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Schizaster incertus Aradas, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Brissopsis parma Val., 18??)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (62 publications) (from synonym Brissus lyrifer Forbes, 1841)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Brissus pulvinatus Philippi, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Brissus pulvinatus Düben & Koren, 1844)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Brissopsis lyrifera)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To MNHN Fossil collection (Brissopsis lyrifera (FORBES, 1841); Figuré; F.R62127)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Brissopsis parma Val., 18??)
To PESI (from synonym Brissus lyrifer Forbes, 1841)
To PESI (from synonym Brissus pulvinatus Philippi, 1845)
To PESI (from synonym Schizaster incertus Aradas, 1850)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (5 records)
To ITIS