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Schizobrissus cruciatus

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae

Taxonomy
Brissus cruciatus was named by Agassiz and Desor (1847). It is extant. It is the type species of Schizobrissus.

It was recombined as Schizobrissus cruciatus by Durham (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Brissus cruciatus Agassiz and Desor
1961Schizobrissus cruciatus Durham p. 484

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderBrissidina
familyBrissidae
genusSchizobrissusGray 1851
speciescruciatus(Agassiz and Desor 1847)

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.

Schizobrissus cruciatus Agassiz and Desor 1847
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: shallow infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:18:10
Modified: 2009-10-08 16:32:56
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available