Brissopsis lyrifera

Brissopsis lyrifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Spatangoida
Family: Brissidae
Genus: Brissopsis
Species: B. luzonica
Binomial name
Brissopsis luzonica
(Forbes, 1841)

Brissopsis lyrifera is a species of sea urchins of the Family Brissidae. Their armour is covered with spines. It was first described by the British naturalist Edward Forbes in 1841.[1]

See also

References

  1. Kroh, A. (2010). Brissopsis lyrifera (Forbes, 1841). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.
External identifiers for Brissopsis lyrifera
Encyclopedia of Life 598146



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