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.[2] This species of sea urchin is a nonselective, infaunal deposit feeder.[3]
| Brissopsis lyrifera | |
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| Brissopsis lyrifera fossil[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Spatangoida |
| Family: | Brissidae |
| Genus: | Brissopsis |
| Species: | B. lyrifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Brissopsis lyrifera (Forbes, 1841)
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References
edit- ^ Brissopsis lyrifera (FORBES, 1841), MNHN.
- ^ Kroh, A. (2010). Brissopsis lyrifera (Forbes, 1841). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Nichols, D. (1959). "Changes in the chalk heart-urchin Micraster Interpreted in relation to living forms". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences. 242 (693): 347–437. doi:10.1098/rstb.1959.0007. ISSN 2054-0280.
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