Brissus durhami Sanchez Roig 1952 (heart urchin)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae

Alternative combination: Sandiegoaster durhami

Belongs to Brissus according to P. M. Kier 1984

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

Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Brissus durhami in the database

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