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Brissopsis zealandiae

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Brissopsis zealandiae
Brissopsis zealandiae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Spatangoida
Family: Brissidae
Genus: Brissopsis
Species:
B. zealandiae
Binomial name
Brissopsis zealandiae
Mortensen, 1921

Brissopsis zealandiae is a species of sea urchins of the family Brissidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Brissopsis zealandiae was first scientifically described in 1921 by Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Kroh, A. (2010). Brissopsis zealandiae (Mortensen, 1921). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.