Atlantic heart sea urchin

Brissopsis atlantica

Classification

Class: Echinoidea
Order: Spatangoida
Family: Brissidae

Brissopsis is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Brissidae. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. Species: Brissopsis alta Mortensen, 1907 Brissopsis atlantica Mortensen, 1907 Brissopsis bengalensis Koehler, 1914 Brissopsis caparti Cherbonnier, 1959 Brissopsis columbaris A.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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