Brissopsis lyrifera explained

Brissopsis lyrifera is a species of sea urchins of the family Brissidae. Their armour is covered with spines. It was first described by the British naturalist Edward Forbes in 1841.[1] This species of sea urchin is a nonselective, infaunal deposit feeder.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Kroh, A. (2010). Brissopsis lyrifera (Forbes, 1841). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.
  2. Nichols . D. . 1959 . Changes in the chalk heart-urchin Micraster Interpreted in relation to living forms . Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences . en . 242 . 693 . 347–437 . 10.1098/rstb.1959.0007 . 2054-0280.

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