Brissus fragilis Düben and Koyen 1844 (heart urchin)

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae

Belongs to Brissus according to Düben and Koyen 1844

Sister taxa: Brissus cabrerai, Brissus camagueyensis, Brissus caobaense, Brissus durhami, Brissus eximius, Brissus expansus, 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 fragilis in the database

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