Ophiotomidae

Ophiotomidae
Ophiocomina nigra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Ophiacanthida
Suborder: Ophiacanthina
Family: Ophiotomidae
Paterson, 1985
Type genus
Ophiotoma
Lyman, 1883
Genera
6, see text
Synonyms
Ophiotominae Paterson, 1985

Ophiotomidae is a family of brittle stars. The family has a worldwide distribution.

Taxonomy

It was originally introduced as a subfamily Ophiotominae under the family Ophiacanthidae. There are six genera:

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

Ophiacanthida

References

  1. 1 2 Paterson, Gordon L. J. (1985). "The deep-sea Ophiuroidea of the North Atlantic Ocean". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Zoology Series. 49 (1): 1–162.
  2. ↑ "Ophiotomidae". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  3. 1 2 Stöhr S, O'Hara T, eds. (2023). "Ophiotomidae Paterson, 1985". World Ophiuroidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  4. ↑ 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.