Ophiolepididae are a family of brittle stars. It includes both deep-sea and shallow-water species.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Ophiuroidea |
| Order: | Amphilepidida |
| Suborder: | Ophionereidina |
| Superfamily: | Ophiolepidoidea |
| Family: | Ophiolepididae Ljungman, 1867 |
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Systematics and phylogeny edit
The 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
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