Ophiocomidae

Ophiocomidae
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

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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]

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". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=157482. 
  3. ^ Ophiocomidae World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-08-30.

See also