Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 33360

Parent taxon: Brissidae according to A. G. Fischer 1966

Sister taxa: Arcaechinus, Brissopatagus, Brissopsidae, Brissopsis, Cionobrissus, Cyclaster, Diplodetus, Eupatagus, Fernandezaster, Fourtaunia, Gillechinus, Gualtieria, Hernandezaster, Herreraster, Hikelaster, Hysteraster, Lajanaster, Macropneustes, Mariania, Mauritanaster, Megapneustes, Meoma, Metalia, Migliorinia, Pharaonaster, Plagiobrissus, Plesiopatagus, Radiobrissus, Rhynobrissus, Rojasia, Stomaporus, Taimanawa, Trachypatagus

Subtaxa: Brissus cabrerai, Brissus camagueyensis, Brissus caobaense, Brissus durhami, Brissus eximius, Brissus expansus, Brissus fragilis, Brissus glenni, Brissus inaequalis, Brissus kewi, Brissus latecarinatus, Brissus minutus, Brissus rana, Brissus sagrae, Brissus spatiosus, Brissus unicolor

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Type: Brissus fragilis

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore