Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Echinozoa > Class Echinoidea > Subclass Euechinoidea > Infraclass Irregularia > Superorder Atelostomata > Order Spatangoida > Suborder Brissidina > Family Brissidae > Subfamily Brissopsinae > Genus Brissopsis

Brissopsis lyrifera (Forbes, 1841)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Brissopsis*	L. Agassiz, 1840	accepted genus name
*Kleinia*	Gray, 1851	synonym
*Toxobrissus*	Desor, 1858	synonym

Species group names

*Brissopsis parma*	Val., 18??	synonym
*Brissus lyrifer*	Forbes, 1841	synonym
*Brissus pulvinatus*	Philippi, 1845	synonym
*Schizaster incertus*	Aradas, 1850	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Bokmål (Norwegian): lyresjømus sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English: heart urchin sources: BIOTIC

Norwegian: lyresjømus sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: lyresjømus sources: Hist. British Starfish.: 187

Norwegian Nynorsk: lyresjømus sources: Hist. British Starfish.: 187

Nynorsk (Norwegian): lyresjømus sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: lyrsjöborre

Literature

basis of record	Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336-351
additional source	Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. Synopses of the British fauna (new series), 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp.
additional source	Rowe, F.W.E & Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia’. 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne.)
additional source	Mortensen, T. 1951. A Monograph of the Echinoidea. V, 2. Spatangoida II. Amphisternata II. Spatangidæ, Loveniidæ, Pericosmidæ, Schizasteridæ, Brissidæ, pp. 593. C. A. Reitzel; Copenhagen.
additional source	Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013].
additional source	North East Atlantic Taxa

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (197 publications)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection
Marine Life Information Network - UK
GenBank (6 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Kroh, A. (2014). Brissopsis lyrifera (Forbes, 1841). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2014) World Echinoidea Database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124373