Brisaster fragilis: Brief Summary
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Brisaster fragilis is a species of sea urchins of the family Schizasteridae. Their armour is covered with spines. Brisaster fragilis was first scientifically described in 1844 by Düben & Koren.
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Distribution
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Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), northern Gaspe Waters, lower St. Lawrence estuary, Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone)(=Honguedo Strait), lower Laurentian Channel (bathyal zone as far as Cabot Strait: Cape North, N.S., St. Paul Island to Cape Ray, NL.); western slope of Newfoundland, including the southern part of the Strait of Belle Isle but excluding the upper 50m in the area southwest of Newfoundland
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Habitat
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bathyal and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary
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