Ophiodermatidae

Updated on Nov 30, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Order Ophiurida Infraorder Ophiodermatina Higher classification Ophiodermatina		Phylum Echinodermata Suborder Ophiurina Scientific name Ophiodermatidae Rank Family

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:

Bathypectinura

Cryptopelta

Diopederma

Distichophis

Ophiarachna

Ophiarachnella

Ophiochaeta

Ophiochasma

Ophioclastus

Ophioconis

Ophioconus (accepted as Ophioconis)

Ophiocormus

Ophiocryptus

Ophioderma

Ophiodyscrita

Ophioncus

Ophiopaepale

Ophiopeza

Ophiopezella (accepted as Ophiopeza)

Ophiopinax

Ophiopsammus

Ophiostegastus

Ophiurochaeta

Pectinura

Schizoderma

Toporkovia (accepted as Ophiolimna)

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