Ophionereididae

Ophionereididae
Ophionereididae
Ophionereis reticulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Eleutherozoa
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Ophiurida
Suborder: Ophiurina
Family: Ophionereididae
Ljungman, 1867
Genera

See text.

Ophionereididae are a family of brittle stars.

Systematics

Ophionereididae has been placed (along with Ophiocomidae) to the superfamily Ophiocomidea and infraorder Chilophiurina[1] or suborder Chilophiurina[2] in different classifications. Ophionereididae contains the following genera[3]:

  • Ophiocrasis
  • Ophiodoris
  • Ophionereis
  • Ophioneroides
  • Ophiotriton

References

  1. ^ Smith, A.B.; Paterson, G.L.J., Ophiuroid phylogeny and higher taxonomy: morphological, molecular and palaeontological perspectives. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 114 (1995)
  2. ^ "Ophionereididae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=157501. 
  3. ^ MarineSpecies.org - Ophionereididae Ljungman, 1867
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