Kingdom Animalia Infraorder Ophiodermatina Higher classification Ophiodermatina | Phylum Echinodermata Scientific name Ophiodermatidae Rank Family | |
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Similar Ophioderma, Ophiurida, Ophiocomidae, Ophiotrichidae, Ophiarachna incrassata |
Ophiodermatidae are a family of brittle stars in the suborder Ophiurina.
Systematics and phylogeny
Some fossils date as far back as the Changhsingian age, late in the Permian period. The family includes the following living genera:
References
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