Brissopsis lyrifer Forbes 1841 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae
Alternative combination: Brissus lyrifer
Belongs to Brissopsis according to J. Hansen and T. Hansen 2005
Sister taxa: Brissopsis aguayoi, Brissopsis atlantica, Brissopsis balnpiedi, Brissopsis columbaris, Brissopsis elegans, Brissopsis hectori, Brissopsis jimenoi, Brissopsis luzonica, Brissopsis pacifica, Brissopsis praeluzonica, Brissopsis steinhatchee
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Brissopsis lyrifer in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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