Ophiocomidae

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Ophiocomidae
Ophiocoma aethiops
Ophiocoma aethiops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Eleutherozoa
Superclass: Cryptosyringida
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Ophiurida
Suborder: Ophiurina
Infraorder: Chilophiurina
Family: Ophiocomidae
Ljungman, 1867
Genera

See text.

Ophiocomidae are a family of brittle stars of the suborder Ophiurina.

[edit] 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. It includes the following genera[3]:

  • Amphipsila
  • Clarkcoma
  • Ophiarthrum
  • Ophiocoma
  • Ophiocomella
  • Ophiomastix
  • Ophiopsila
  • Ophiopteris

[edit] 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. ^ Ophiocomidae (TSN 157482). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. ^ MarineSpecies.org - Ophiocomidae Ljungman, 1867
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