Ophiopezidae

Ophiopezidae
Ophiopeza fallax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Ophiacanthida
Superfamily: Ophiodermatoidea
Family: Ophiopezidae
O'Hara, Stöhr, Hugall, Thuy & Martynov, 2018
Type genus
Ophiopeza
Peters, 1851
Genera

Ophiopezidae is a family of brittle stars in the order Ophiacanthida.

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). "Ophiopezidae O'Hara, Stöhr, Hugall, Thuy & Martynov, 2018". World Ophiuroidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 November 2026.
  2. ↑ "Ophiopezidae O'Hara, Stöhr, Hugall, Thuy & Martynov, 2018". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 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.