Ophiacanthidae
| Ophiacanthidae Temporal range: Early Cretaceous to Present | |
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| Ophiolimna species | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Ophiuroidea |
| Order: | Ophiacanthida |
| Suborder: | Ophiacanthina |
| Family: | Ophiacanthidae Ljungman, 1867 |
| Type genus | |
| Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842 | |
| Genera | |
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35, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ophiacanthidae is a family of brittle stars in the order Ophiacanthida. With 35 genera, it is the largest family of brittle stars.
Taxonomy
Ljungman circumscribed this taxon in 1867; he initially named the subfamily Ophiacanthinae within the family Amphiuridae. Gordon L. J. Paterson promoted its rank to family in 1985. Fossils have been found dating to the Early Cretaceous (Late Aptian).
There are a total of 35 generea, of which 19 are extant and 16 are extinct.
- Alternacantha† Thuy & Meyer, 2012
- Brezinacantha† Thuy, Landman, Larson & Numberger-Thuy, 2018
- Europacantha† Thuy, 2013
- Geromura† Thuy, 2013
- Hanshessia† Thuy & Meyer, 2012
- Ishidacantha† Thuy, 2013
- Juracantha† Thuy, Marty & Comment, 2013
- Krohcoma† Thuy, 2013
- Manfredura† Thuy, 2013
- Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842
- Ophialcaea Verrill, 1899
- Ophiectodia Verrill, 1899
- Ophientrema Verrill, 1899
- Ophiocanops Koehler, 1922
- Ophiochondrus Lyman, 1869
- Ophiodiplax Koehler, 1911
- Ophiogaleus† Thuy, 2013
- Ophiohamus O'Hara & Stöhr, 2006
- Ophiojagtus† Thuy, 2013
- Ophiolebella Mortensen, 1936
- Ophiolebes Lyman, 1878
- Ophioleviathan† Thuy, 2013
- Ophiolimna Verrill, 1899
- Ophiomalleus† Thuy, 2013
- Ophiomitrella Verrill, 1899
- Ophiomoeris Koehler, 1904
- Ophiophthalmus Matsumoto, 1917 non Fitzinger, 1843
- Ophioplinthaca Verrill, 1899
- Ophioripa Koehler, 1922
- Ophiosabine O'Hara & Thuy, 2022
- Ophiosemnotes Matsumoto, 1917
- Ophiosternle† Thuy & Schulz, 2012
- Ophiurothamnus Matsumoto, 1917
- Reitneracantha† Thuy, 2013
- Sabinacantha† Thuy, 2013
The phylogenetic tree per O'Hara et al. (2017) is as follows.
References
- ↑ 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): 14. doi:10.5852/ejt.2018.416.
- ↑ Thuy, Ben; Gale, Andy S.; Kroh, Andreas; Kucera, Michal; Numberger-Thuy, Lea D.; Reich, Mike; Stöhr, Sabine; Butler, Richard J. (2012). "Ancient Origin of the Modern Deep-Sea Fauna". PLOS ONE. 7 (10) e46913. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...746913T. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0046913. PMC 3468611. PMID 23071660.
- 1 2 Stöhr, S., O'Hara, T., Thuy, B. (2018). Stöhr S, O'Hara T (eds.). "Ophiacanthidae Ljungman, 1867". World Ophiuroidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ↑ Ljungman, Axel (1867). "Ophiuroidea viventia huc usque cognita". Öfversigt Af KGL. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 1866. 23 (9): 326.
- ↑ Paterson, Gordon L. J. (1985). "The deep-sea Ophiuroidea of the North Atlantic". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology Series. 49 (1): 22.
- ↑ Thuy, Ben; Landman, Neil H.; Larson, Neal L.; Numberger-Thuy, Lea D. (2018). "Brittle-star mass occurrence on a Late Cretaceous methane seep from South Dakota, USA". Scientific Reports. 8 (1): 9617. Bibcode:2018NatSR...8.9617T. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-27326-z. PMC 6018167. PMID 29941907.
- ↑ Thuy, Ben; Gale, Andy S.; Kroh, Andreas; Kucera, Michal; Numberger-Thuy, Lea D.; Reich, Mike; Stöhr, Sabine (2012). "Ancient Origin of the Modern Deep-Sea Fauna". PLOS ONE. 7 (10) e46913. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0046913. PMC 3468611. PMID 23071660.
- ↑ 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.