Ophionereididae Explained

Ophionereididae are a family of brittle stars.

Systematics

Ophionereididae has been placed (along with Ophiocomidae) to the superfamily Ophiocomidea and infraorder Chilophiurina^[1] or suborder Chilophiurina in different classifications. Ophionereididae contains the following genera:^[2]

• Ophiocrasis
• Ophiodoris
• Ophionereis
• Ophioneroides
• Ophiotriton

Notes and References

1. Smith, A.B.; Paterson, G.L.J., Ophiuroid phylogeny and higher taxonomy: morphological, molecular and palaeontological perspectives. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 114 (1995)
2. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123199 MarineSpecies.org - Ophionereididae Ljungman, 1867