Brissopsis atlantica Moretensen 1907 (heart urchin)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae

Belongs to Brissopsis according to Moretensen 1907

Sister taxa: Brissopsis aguayoi, Brissopsis balnpiedi, Brissopsis columbaris, Brissopsis elegans, Brissopsis hectori, Brissopsis jimenoi, Brissopsis luzonica, Brissopsis lyrifer, Brissopsis pacifica, Brissopsis praeluzonica, Brissopsis steinhatchee

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Brissopsis atlantica in the database

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