Biology:Ophionereididae
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Short description: Family of brittle stars
| Ophionereididae | |
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| Ophionereis reticulata | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Class: | Ophiuroidea
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| Family: | Ophionereididae Ljungman, 1867
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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
- ↑ Smith, A.B.; Paterson, G.L.J., Ophiuroid phylogeny and higher taxonomy: morphological, molecular and palaeontological perspectives. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 114 (1995)
- ↑ "Ophionereididae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=157501.
- ↑ MarineSpecies.org - Ophionereididae Ljungman, 1867
Wikidata ☰ Q3270782 entry
