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Ophionereididae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Ophiuroidea

Scientific name
  
Ophionereididae

Rank
  
Family

Subphylum
  
Eleutherozoa

Suborder
  
Ophiurina

Phylum
  
Echinodermata

Order
  
Ophiurida

Ophionereididae

Similar
  
Ophionereis, Ophionereis reticulata, Ophiocomidae, Ophiurida, Ophiodermatidae

Ophionereididae are a family of brittle stars.

Systematics

Ophionereididae has been placed (along with Ophiocomidae) to the superfamily Ophiocomidea and infraorder Chilophiurina or suborder Chilophiurina in different classifications. Ophionereididae contains the following genera:

  • Ophiocrasis
  • Ophiodoris
  • Ophionereis
  • Ophioneroides
  • Ophiotriton
  • References

    Ophionereididae Wikipedia