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Brissopsis
Taxonomy
Brissopsis was named by Agassiz (1840) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 577]. It is extant. Its type is Brissopsis elegans.
It was assigned to Spatangidae by Clark and Twitchell (1915), Grant and Hertlein (1938) and Cooke (1942); to Echinoidea by Durham (1961); to Spatangoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Brissidae by Fischer (1966), Henderson (1975), Kier (1984), Ragaini (1994), Lindley (2001) and Hansen and Hansen (2005).
It was assigned to Spatangidae by Clark and Twitchell (1915), Grant and Hertlein (1938) and Cooke (1942); to Echinoidea by Durham (1961); to Spatangoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Brissidae by Fischer (1966), Henderson (1975), Kier (1984), Ragaini (1994), Lindley (2001) and Hansen and Hansen (2005).
Species
B. aguayoi, B. atlantica, B. balnpiedi, B. columbaris, B. elegans (type species), B. hectori, B. jimenoi, B. luzonica, B. lyrifer, B. pacifica, B. praeluzonica, B. steinhatchee
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1840 | Brissopsis Agassiz |
| 1915 | Brissopsis Clark and Twitchell p. 154 |
| 1938 | Brissopsis Grant and Hertlein p. 126 |
| 1942 | Brissopsis Cooke p. 48 |
| 1961 | Brissopsis Durham p. 484 |
| 1966 | Brissopsis Fischer p. U584 |
| 1975 | Brissopsis Henderson p. 35 |
| 1984 | Brissopsis Kier p. 86 |
| 1994 | Brissopsis Ragaini p. 289 |
| 2001 | Brissopsis Lindley p. 136 |
| 2002 | Brissopsis Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Brissopsis Hansen and Hansen p. 48 |
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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. Brissopsis Agassiz 1840
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†Brissopsis aguayoi Sanchez Roig 1952
†Brissopsis atlantica Moretensen 1907
†Brissopsis balnpiedi Grant and Hertlein 1938
†Brissopsis columbaris Agassiz 1840
Brissopsis elegans Agassiz 1840
†Brissopsis hectori Hutton 1873
†Brissopsis jimenoi Cotteau 1875
†Brissopsis luzonica Gray 1851
Brissopsis lyrifer Forbes 1841
†Brissopsis pacifica Agassiz 1898
†Brissopsis praeluzonica Fell 1964
†Brissopsis steinhatchee Cooke 1942
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available