Ophiolepididae are a family of brittle stars. It includes both deep-sea and shallow-water species.[1]
Ophiolepididae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Ophiuroidea |
Order: | Amphilepidida |
Suborder: | Ophionereidina |
Superfamily: | Ophiolepidoidea |
Family: | Ophiolepididae Ljungman, 1867 |
Genera | |
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Systematics and phylogeny
editThe fossils of Ophiolepididae date back to the Anisian age of the Middle Triassic.[2] The family includes the following living genera:[3]
References
edit- ^ S.Hottenrott, A Phylogenetic Analysis of the Ophiolepididae (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) with an Evaluation of its Deep Sea Members. Invertebrate Zoology, 1997
- ^ The Paleobiology Database
- ^ MarineSpecies.org - Ophiolepididae Ljungman, 1867