Kingdom Animalia Order Ophiurida Infraorder Ophiodermatina Rank Family | Phylum Echinodermata Suborder Ophiurina Higher classification Ophiolepidina | |
Similar Ophiolepis, Ophiodermatidae, Ophiocomidae, Amphiuridae, Ophiurida | ||
Ophiolepididae are a family of brittle stars of the suborder Ophiurina. It includes both deep-sea and shallow-water species.
Systematics and phylogeny
The fossils of Ophiolepididae date back to the Anisian age of the Middle Triassic. The family includes the following living genera:
References
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