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Atlantic heart sea urchin
Pauline Walsh Jacobson, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Sea stars, urchins & sea cucumbers

Atlantic heart sea urchin

Brissopsis atlantica Mortensen, 1907

Names

EnglishAtlantic heart sea urchin
Dutch—
SpanishErizo corazón
Chinese—
Scientific nameBrissopsis atlantica Mortensen, 1907

About this species

The Atlantic heart sea urchin (Brissopsis atlantica) is a species of the family Brissidae. It has been recorded in Suriname 3 times (GBIF), between 1958 and 1968.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumEchinodermata
ClassEchinoidea
OrderSpatangoida
FamilyBrissidae
GenusBrissopsis