Subfamily Brisasterinae Markov 1994 (heart urchin)
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Full reference: A. V. Markov. 1994. Morphology, systematics and phylogeny of schizasterid sea urchins. Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta 258:1-94
Parent taxon: Schizasteridae according to A. Kroh and A. B. Smith 2010
Sister taxa: Abatus, Agassizia, Aguayoaster, Brisaster, Caribbaster, Diploporaster, Faorina, Hemifaorina, Hemigymnia, Kina, Lambertona, Linthia, Moira, Opissaster, Parabrissus, Peribrissus, Prenaster, Proraster, Pseudobrissus, Schizaster, Schizopneustes, Tripylus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Brisasterinae in the database