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Brissopsis elegans

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae

Taxonomy
Brissopsis elegans was named by Agassiz (1840). It is extant. It is the type species of Brissopsis.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. japonica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Brissopsis elegans Agassiz
1961Brissopsis elegans Durham p. 484

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderBrissidina
familyBrissidae
genusBrissopsisAgassiz 1840
specieselegansAgassiz 1840

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.

Brissopsis elegans Agassiz 1840
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available