Ophionereididae are a family of
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 locomot ...
s.
Systematics
Ophionereididae has been placed (along with
Ophiocomidae
Ophiocomidae are a family of brittle stars of the suborder Ophiurina.
Systematics and phylogeny
Ophiocomidae has been placed (along with Ophionereididae) to the superfamily Ophiocomidea and infraorder
Order ( la, ordo) is one of the eigh ...
) to the
superfamily Ophiocomidea and
infraorder
Order ( la, ordo) is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between family and class. In biological classification, the order is a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms and ...
Chilophiurina or suborder
Chilophiurina in different classifications. Ophionereididae contains the following genera:
MarineSpecies.org - Ophionereididae Ljungman, 1867
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*'' Ophiocrasis''
*'' Ophiodoris''
*'' Ophionereis''
*'' Ophioneroides''
*'' Ophiotriton''
References
Ophiurida
Echinoderm families
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