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Brissus
Taxonomy
Brissus was named by Gray (1825) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 343]. It is extant. Its type is Brissus fragilis.
It was assigned to Spatangidae by Grant and Hertlein (1938); to Brissidae by Fischer (1966), Henderson (1975) and Kier (1984); and to Spatangoida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Spatangidae by Grant and Hertlein (1938); to Brissidae by Fischer (1966), Henderson (1975) and Kier (1984); and to Spatangoida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
B. cabrerai, B. camagueyensis, B. caobaense, B. durhami, B. eximius, B. expansus, B. fragilis (type species), B. glenni, B. inaequalis, B. kewi, B. latecarinatus, B. minutus, B. rana, B. sagrae, B. spatiosus, B. unicolor
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1825 | Brissus Gray |
| 1938 | Brissus Grant and Hertlein p. 128 |
| 1966 | Brissus Fischer p. U582 |
| 1975 | Brissus Henderson p. 34 |
| 1984 | Brissus Kier p. 81 |
| 2002 | Brissus Sepkoski |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Brissus Gray 1825
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†Brissus cabrerai Sanchez Roig 1953
†Brissus camagueyensis Weisbord 1934
†Brissus caobaense Sanchez-Roig 1953
†Brissus durhami Sanchez Roig 1952
†Brissus eximius Zittel 1864
†Brissus expansus Forbes 1846
†Brissus fragilis Düben and Koyen 1844
†Brissus glenni Cooke 1959
†Brissus inaequalis Forbes 1846
†Brissus kewi Grant and Hertlein 1938
†Brissus latecarinatus Leske 1778
†Brissus minutus Sanchez Roig 1949
†Brissus rana Forbes 1846
†Brissus sagrae Lambert 1924
†Brissus spatiosus Ravenel 1848
†Brissus unicolor Leske 1778
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 47.80000 to 0.78100 Ma
Collections (27 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Eocene | Cuba | B. caobaense (155852) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | USA (Florida) | B. sp. (35013) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | USA (Georgia) | B. sp. (90567) | |
| Chattian | New Zealand (South Otago) | B. carwfordi (45653) | |
| Chattian | USA (Texas) | B. exiguus (69932) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Australia (South Australia) | B. fosteri (72222) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | USA (California) | B. kewi, B. latecarinatus (203414) | |
| Langhian | Australia (South Australia) | B. sp. (88322) | |
| Middle Miocene | Australia (Victoria) | B. fosteri (72197) | |
| Middle Miocene | Ukraine | B. unicolor (66971) | |
| Badenian | Moldova | B. bastiae (78661 78663) B. jacquementi (78643) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Indonesia | B. declivis (70099) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene | Netherlands Antilles | B. glenni (209183) | |
| Messinian | Malta | B. sp. (131977) | |
| Messinian | Algeria | B. unicolor (70863 70882) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Egypt | B. carinatus (96758) | |
| Pliocene | Cuba | B. sagrae (91153) | |
| Pliocene | Fiji | B. latecarinatus (68181 68182) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Japan (Okinawa) | B. latecarinatus (96696) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Egypt | B. carinatus (96759) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (South Carolina) | B. spatiosus (92411) | |
| Pleistocene | Taiwan | B. latecarinatus (204438) | |
| Pleistocene | Palau | B. latecarinatus (204376) |