Brissopsis

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Brissopsis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Spatangoida
Family: Brissidae
Genus: Brissopsis
L. Agassiz, 1840

Brissopsis is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Brissidae. [1]

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. [2]

Species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine - Brissopsis L. Agassiz, 1840". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. "Brissopsis L.Agassiz, 1840". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 29 September 2021.