Brissopsis similis is a species of sea urchins of the family Brissidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Brissopsis similis was first scientifically described in 1948 by Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen.[1]
Brissopsis similis | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Spatangoida |
Family: | Brissidae |
Genus: | Brissopsis |
Species: | B. similis
|
Binomial name | |
Brissopsis similis Mortensen, 1948
|
References
edit- ^ Kroh, A. (2010). Brissopsis similis (Mortensen, 1948). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.