- Ophiolepididae
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Ophiolepididae Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclass: Cryptosyringida Class: Ophiuroidea Order: Ophiurida Suborder: Ophiurina Infraorder: Ophiodermatina Family: Ophiolepididae
Ljungman, 1867Genera See text.
Ophiolepididae are a family of brittle stars of the suborder Ophiurina. It includes both deep-sea and shallow-water species.[1]
Systematics and phylogeny
The fossils of Ophiolepididae date back to the Anisian age of the Middle Triassic[2]. The family includes the following living genera[3]:
- Amphipholizona
- Aspidophiura
- Ophiolepis
- Ophiomaria
- Ophiomidas
- Ophiomusa
- Ophioplinthus
- Ophiothyreus
- Ophiotrochus
- Ophiozonoida
- Ophiuroconis
- Ophiurodon
References
- ^ S.Hottenrott, A Phylogenetic Analysis of the Ophiolepididae (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) with an Evaluation of its Deep Sea Members. Invertebrate Zoology, 1997
- ^ The Paleobiology Database
- ^ MarineSpecies.org - Ophiolepididae Ljungman, 1867
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