North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

NARMS taxon details

Brissopsis atlantica Mortensen, 1907

Brissopsis atlantica, aboral view

AphiaID

124372 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124372)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Brissopsis L. Agassiz, 1840

Original name

Brissopsis atlantica Mortensen, 1907

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Subspecies Brissopsis atlantica mediterranea Mortensen, 1913
Variety Brissopsis atlantica var. mediterranea Mortensen, 1913 accepted as Brissopsis atlantica mediterranea Mortensen, 1913 (accepted at subspecies rank)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Mortensen, T. (1907). The Danish Ingolf-Expedition 1895-1896. Vol. 4, No. 2. Echinoidea. pt. 2. Bianco Luno, Copenhagen, 200 pp., available online at http://www.archive.org/stream/danishingolfexpe42danirich#page/n7/mode/2up
page(s): 160-163; pl. 3: figs 6, 10, 17, pl. 18: figs 5, 9-10, 13, 19-20, 24, pl. 19: figs 1, 4, 5, 8, 11, 13-14, 16, 22-23, 25, 28, 30-33 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2026). World Echinoidea Database. Brissopsis atlantica Mortensen, 1907. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124372 on 2026-08-14

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Brissopsis atlantica Mortensen, 1907. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=124372 on 2026-08-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Hansson, Hans

2013-08-26 18:24:18Z

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Kroh, Andreas

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original description Mortensen, T. (1907). The Danish Ingolf-Expedition 1895-1896. Vol. 4, No. 2. Echinoidea. pt. 2. Bianco Luno, Copenhagen, 200 pp., available online at http://www.archive.org/stream/danishingolfexpe42danirich#page/n7/mode/2up
page(s): 160-163; pl. 3: figs 6, 10, 17, pl. 18: figs 5, 9-10, 13, 19-20, 24, pl. 19: figs 1, 4, 5, 8, 11, 13-14, 16, 22-23, 25, 28, 30-33 [details]

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]

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. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details]

additional source Mortensen, T. (1951). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. V, 2. Spatangoida II. Amphisternata II. Spatangidæ, Loveniidæ, Pericosmidæ, Schizasteridæ, Brissidæ, 593 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 415-420 [details]

additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198573562.001.0001 [details] Available for editors