Ophiocamacidae

Ophiocamacidae
Ophiocamax gigas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Ophiacanthida
Suborder: Ophiacanthina
Family: Ophiocamacidae
O'Hara, Stöhr, Hugall, Thuy & Martynov, 2018
Type genus
Ophiocamax
Lyman, 1878
Genera

Ophiocamacidae is a family of brittle stars in the order Ophiacanthida containing two genera.

Taxonomy

The following two genera are included in the family.

The phylogenetic tree per O'Hara et al. (2017) is as follows.

Ophiacanthida

References

  1. 1 2 Stöhr S, O'Hara T, eds. (2026). "Ophiocamacidae O'Hara, Stöhr, Hugall, Thuy & Martynov, 2018". World Ophiuroidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 8 November 2026.
  2. ↑ "Ophiocamacidae O'Hara, Stöhr, Hugall, Thuy & Martynov, 2018". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 8 November 2026.
  3. ↑ 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.