Ophiocomidae are a

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brittle star Brittle stars, serpent stars, or ophiuroids (; ; referring to the serpent-like arms of the brittle star) are echinoderms in the class Ophiuroidea, closely related to starfish. They crawl across the sea floor using their flexible arms for locom ...

s of the suborder Ophiurina.

Systematics and phylogeny

Ophiocomidae has been placed (along with Ophionereididae) to the superfamily Ophiocomidea and

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Gnathophiurina The Gnathophiurina are a group of Ophiuroidea mostly treated as suborder (but at first as an order Gnathophiurida, and sometimes as infraorder of OphiurinaSmith, A.B.; Paterson, G.L.J. . Ophiuroid phylogeny and higher taxonomy: morphological, ...

or suborder

in different classifications.

Genera

The following

genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial ...

are included in the family according to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS):Ophiocomidae
World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-08-30. * Subfamily Ophiocominae **Genus '' Clarkcoma'' Devaney, 1970 **Genus '' Ophiarthrum'' Peters, 1851 **Genus ''

Ophiocoma ''Ophiocoma'' is a genus of brittle stars belonging to the family Ophiocomidae. Selected species * ''Ophiocoma aethiops'' (Lütken, 1859) * ''Ophiocoma echinata'' (Lamarck, 1816) * ''Ophiocoma erinaceus'' (Müller & Troschel, 1842) * ''Ophiocoma ...

'' L. Agassiz, 1835 **Genus '' Ophiocomella'' A.H. Clark, 1939 **Genus ''

Ophiocomina ''Ophiocomina'' is a genus of brittle star belonging to the family Ophiocomidae Ophiocomidae are a family of brittle stars of the suborder Ophiurina. Systematics and phylogeny Ophiocomidae has been placed (along with Ophionereididae) to the s ...

'' Koehler, 1920 in Mortensen **Genus ''

Ophiomastix ''Ophiomastix'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophiocomidae Ophiocomidae are a family of brittle stars of the suborder Ophiurina. Systematics and phylogeny Ophiocomidae has been placed (along with Ophionereididae) to the sup ...

'' Müller & Troschel, 1842 **Genus '' Ophiopteris'' E.A. Smith, 1877 * Subfamily Ophiopsilinae **Genus ''

Ophiopsila ''Ophiopsila'' is a genus of brittle star belonging to the family Ophiocomidae Ophiocomidae are a family of brittle stars of the suborder Ophiurina. Systematics and phylogeny Ophiocomidae has been placed (along with Ophionereididae) to the su ...

'' Forbes, 1843

References

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Ophiacanthida Echinoderm families {{Ophiuroidea-stub