Spatangus brissus Leske 1778 (heart urchin)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Spatangidae

Belongs to Spatangus according to Leske 1778

Sister taxa: Spatangus (Granopatagus), Spatangus (Phymapatagus), Spatangus (Platyspatus), Spatangus (Spatangus), Spatangus californicus, Spatangus depressus, Spatangus fuchsi, Spatangus glenni, Spatangus integer, Spatangus ovatus, Spatangus pachecoensis, Spatangus purpureus, Spatangus rarus, Spatangus tapinus, Spatangus ventricosus

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Spatangus brissus in the database

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