NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2004

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Brissidae
  Suborder - Micrasterina
  Order - Spatangoida
  Superorder - Atelostomata
  Subclass - Euechinoidea
  Class - Echinoidea
  Subphylum - Echinozoa
  Phylum - Echinodermata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Brissopsis alta
      Species - Brissopsis elongata
      Species - Brissopsis lyrifera
      Species - Brissopsis atlantica
      Species - Brissopsis mediterranea
      Species - Brissopsis pacifica