- Ophiocomidae
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Ophiocomidae Ophiocoma aethiops Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclass: Cryptosyringida Class: Ophiuroidea Order: Ophiurida Suborder: Ophiurina Infraorder: Chilophiurina Family: Ophiocomidae
Ljungman, 1867Genera See text.
Ophiocomidae are a family of brittle stars of the suborder Ophiurina.
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Systematics and phylogeny
Ophiocomidae has been placed (along with Ophionereididae) to the superfamily Ophiocomidea and infraorder Chilophiurina[1] or suborder Chilophiurina[2] in different classifications.
Genera
The following genera are included in the family according to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS): [3]
- Subfamily Ophiocominae
- Genus Clarkcoma Devaney, 1970
- Genus Ophiarthrum Peters, 1851
- Genus Ophiocoma L. Agassiz, 1835
- Genus Ophiocomella A.H. Clark, 1939
- Genus Ophiocomina Koehler, 1920 in Mortensen
- Genus Ophiomastix Müller & Troschel, 1842
- Genus Ophiopteris E.A. Smith, 1877
- Subfamily Ophiopsilinae
- Genus Ophiopsila Forbes, 1843
References
- ^ Smith, A.B.; Paterson, G.L.J., Ophiuroid phylogeny and higher taxonomy: morphological, molecular and palaeontological perspectives. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 114 (1995)
- ^ "Ophiocomidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=157482.
- ^ Ophiocomidae World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
See also
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