World Echinoidea Database - Brissus Gray, 1825

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Brissus Gray, 1825

Brissus sp.

AphiaID

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

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Brissidae Gray, 1855

Synonymised names

Brissus (Allobrissus) Mortensen, 1950 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym of Brissus )

Sandiegoaster Sánchez Roig, 1952 † · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)

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Species Brissus agassizii Döderlein, 1885
Species Brissus bridgeboronensis Carter, 1987 †
Species Brissus camagueyensis Weisbord, 1934 †
Species Brissus caobaense Sánchez Roig, 1953 †
Species Brissus duperieri Castex, 1947 †
Species Brissus durhami (Sánchez Roig, 1952) †
Species Brissus fosteri McNamara, Philip & Kruse, 1986 †
Species Brissus gigas H.B. Fell, 1947
Species Brissus glenni Cooke, 1959 †
Species Brissus greifatensis Elattaar, 2001a †
Species Brissus kewi Grant & Hertlein, 1938 †
Species Brissus lasti Stockley, 1927 †
Species Brissus latecarinatus (Leske, 1778)
Species Brissus latidunensis Clegg, 1933 †
Species Brissus meridionalis Mortensen, 1950
Species Brissus obesus Verrill, 1867
Species Brissus shaimaae Ali, 1985 †
Species Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778)
Subgenus Brissus (Allobrissus) Mortensen, 1950 accepted as Brissus Gray, 1825 (subjective junior synonym of Brissus )
1. Species Brissus (Allobrissus) miocaenicus Schaffer, 1961 †
Species Brissus daviesi Jain, 2002 † accepted as Rhynobrissus daviesi (Jain, 2002) † (transferred to Rhynobrissus)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Gray, J.E. (1825). An attempt to divide the Echinida, or Sea Eggs, into natural families. Annals of Philosophy, new series. 10:423-431., available online at https://archive.org/stream/annalsofphilosop10lond#page/422/mode/2up
page(s): 431 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2021). World Echinoidea Database. Brissus Gray, 1825. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123419 on 2025-07-13

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Brissus Gray, 1825. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123419 on 2025-07-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2010-09-06 12:28:48Z

changed

Kroh, Andreas

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original description Gray, J.E. (1825). An attempt to divide the Echinida, or Sea Eggs, into natural families. Annals of Philosophy, new series. 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, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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,. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]

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

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To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Echinoid Directory
To Echinoid Directory (from synonym Sandiegoaster Sánchez Roig, 1952 †)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Brissus)
To Genbank
To ITIS

From editor or global species database

Brissus sp.

Brissus (subanal fasciole)

Atelostomata (apical system)