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Brissopsis obliqua
- Usual depth250–251 m
- Water temperature29°C
- Best monthsMarch
- How commonRare
About this species
Brissopsis obliqua is a species of sea urchins of the family Brissidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Brissopsis obliqua was first scientifically described in 1948 by Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Brissopsis obliqua”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 250–251 m · Deepest record: 251 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29°C
Names and classification
Similar species
Keeled Heart UrchinBrissus latecarinatus
Mauve Heart UrchinMetalia spatagus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 3 open-data records from 1909 to 1909.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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