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Ophiuridae
Sign in to saveOphiuridae are a large family of brittle stars of the suborder Ophiurina.
Species
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassOphiuroidea
- OrderOphiurida
- FamilyOphiuridae
Ophiuridae è una famiglia di echinodermi appartenente all'ordine Ophiurida. Generi Amphiophiura Matsumoto, 1915 Amphitarsus Anthophiura Sladen, 1855 Astrophiura Homalophiura Ophiocten Ophiolepis Müller & Troschel, 1840 Ophiomusium Lyman, 1869 Ophionotus Ophiopenia Lütken, 1855 Ophiophycis Ophioplax Ophiopleura Ophioplocus Lyman, 1861 Ophiozona Lyman, 1865 Ophiozonella Ophiura Lamarck, 1801 Stegophiura Matsumoto, 1917
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 840
- With media
- 84
- Family
- Ophiuridae
- Collections
- SDNHM, FI-UNAM, NCSM, NHMUK, USNM, YPM
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Germany, Japan, Antarctica, Philippines, United States Minor Outlying Islands
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- Ophiuridae
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- taxon name
- Ophiuridae
- topic's main category
- Category:Ophiuridae
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- start time
- 349500000-
- taxonomic type
- Ophiura
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
- Systematics and phylogeny
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Ophiuridae are a large family of brittle stars of the suborder Ophiurina.
== Description == The arms are simple and unbranched, projecting from and well-fused to the edge of the disc. These arms move horizontally. The arm spines short and movable. They lie flat against the arms when stimulated, but held erect when the brittle star is at rest. Disc and arms are covered in naked, distinct scales. The scales are situated at both sides of the disc.
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