Brissopsis atlantica is a species of sea urchin of the family Brissidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Brissopsis atlantica was first scientifically described in 1907 by Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen.[1]
| Brissopsis atlantica | |
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| Preserved specimen of Brissopsis atlantica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Spatangoida |
| Family: | Brissidae |
| Genus: | Brissopsis |
| Species: | B. atlantica
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| Binomial name | |
| Brissopsis atlantica (Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen, 1907)
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References
edit- ^ Kroh, A. (2010). Brissopsis atlantica (Mortensen, 1907). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.
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