Amphilepididae
| Amphilepididae | |
|---|---|
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| Amphilepis norvegica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Ophiuroidea |
| Order: | Amphilepidida |
| Superfamily: | Amphiuroidea |
| Family: | Amphilepididae Matsumoto, 1915 |
| Type genus | |
| Amphilepis Ljungman, 1867 | |
| Genera | |
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Amphilepididae is a family of brittle stars in the suborder Gnathophiurina. It contains two genera.
Taxonomy
The family belongs to the superfamily Amphiuroidea, which is one of the two superfamilies in the suborder Gnathophiurina. There are two genera in this family.
- Amphilepis Ljungman, 1867
- Ophiomonas Djakonov, 1952
The phylogenetic tree per O'Hara et al. (2017) is as follows.
References
- 1 2 Stöhr S, O'Hara T, eds. (2026). "Amphilepididae Matsumoto, 1915". World Ophiuroidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 November 2026.
- ↑ "Amphilepididae Matsumoto, 1915". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 5 November 2026.
- ↑ O'Hara, Timothy D.; Stöhr, Sabine; Hugall, Andrew F.; Thuy, Ben; Martynov, Alexander (2018). "Morphological diagnoses of higher taxa in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) in support of a new classification". European Journal of Taxonomy (416). doi:10.5852/ejt.2018.416.
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