Ophionereididae
Ophionereis reticulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Ophiuroidea
Order:
Ophiurida
Suborder:
Ophiurina
Family:
Ophionereididae

Ljungman, 1867
Genera

See text

Synonyms
  • Ophiochitonidae Matsumoto, 1915
  • Ophionereidae

Ophionereididae are a family of brittle stars.

Systematics

Ophionereididae has been placed (along with Ophiocomidae) to the superfamily Ophiocomidea and infraorder Chilophiurina[1] or suborder Chilophiurina[2] in different classifications. Ophionereididae contains the following genera:[3]

  • Ophiocrasis
  • Ophiodoris
  • Ophionereis
  • Ophioneroides
  • Ophiotriton

References

  1. ↑ Smith, A.B.; Paterson, G.L.J., Ophiuroid phylogeny and higher taxonomy: morphological, molecular and palaeontological perspectives. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 114 (1995)
  2. ↑ "Ophionereididae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. ↑ MarineSpecies.org - Ophionereididae Ljungman, 1867


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