Ophiolepididae
Sign in to saveOphiolepididae are a family of brittle stars. It includes both deep-sea and shallow-water species.
Species
Офиолепидиды
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassOphiuroidea
- OrderAmphilepidida
- FamilyOphiolepididae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 47
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Ophiolepididae
- Collections
- CAS, USNM, CMN
- Recorded in
- United States, Ecuador, Mexico, Solomon Islands, Canada
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Ophiolepididae are a family of brittle stars. It includes both deep-sea and shallow-water species.
==Systematics and phylogeny== The fossils of Ophiolepididae date back to the Anisian age of the Middle Triassic. The family includes the following living genera: Amphipholizona Aspidophiura Ophiolepis Ophiomaria Ophiomidas Ophiomusa Ophioplinthus Ophiothyreus Ophiotrochus Ophiozonoida Ophiuroconis Ophiurodon
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