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Brissopsis pacifica

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Brissopsis pacifica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Spatangoida
Family: Brissidae
Genus: Brissopsis
Species:
B. pacifica
Binomial name
Brissopsis pacifica
(Agassiz, 1898)

Brissopsis pacifica is a species of sea urchins of the family Brissidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Brissopsis pacifica was first scientifically described in 1898 by Alexander Emanuel Agassiz.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Kroh, A. (2010). Brissopsis pacifica (Agassiz, 1898). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.