Ophiodermatidae

Ophiodermatidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Ophiacanthida
Suborder: Ophiodermatina
Family: Ophiodermatidae
Ljungman, 1867
Genera

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Ophiodermatidae are a family of brittle stars in the order Ophiacanthida.

Systematics and phylogeny

Some fossils date as far back as the Changhsingian age, late in the Permian period.[1] The family includes the following living genera:[2]

References

  1. ^ The Paleobiology Database
  2. ^ MarineSpecies.org - Ophiodermatidae Ljungman, 1867


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