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Class: Echinoidea
Order: Spatangoida
Family: Brissidae

Genus: Brissus

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5 species (see list below)
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Brissus agassizii
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Brissus brissus
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Brissus gigas
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Max. Length 13 cm TL
 
Brissus latecarinatus
[Keeled heart urchin]
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Brissus unicolor
[Big white heart urchin]


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