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Ophionereididae

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Family of brittle stars

Ophionereididae
Ophionereis reticulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Ophiurida
Suborder: Ophiurina
Family: Ophionereididae
Ljungman, 1867
Genera

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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 or suborder Chilophiurina in different classifications. Ophionereididae contains the following genera:

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
Taxon identifiers
Ophionereididae


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