Brissus gigas
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Spatangoida |
| Family: | Brissidae |
| Genus: | Brissus |
| Species: | B. gigas |
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| Brissus gigas H.B. Fell, 1947 | |
Brissus gigas, also known as the giant heart urchin,[1] is a species of sea urchins of the family Brissidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Brissus gigas was first scientifically described in 1947 by H.B. Fell.[2]
