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Ophiocomidae

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Ophiocomidae
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Ophiocomidae are a family of brittle stars of the suborder Ophiurina.

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Systematics and phylogeny

Ophiocomidae has been placed (along with Ophionereididae) to the superfamily Ophiocomidea and infraorder Gnathophiurina[1] or suborder Gnathophiurina[2] in different classifications.

Genera

The following genera are included in the family according to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS):[3]

  • Subfamily Ophiocominae
    • Genus Clarkcoma Devaney, 1970
    • Genus Ophiarthrum Peters, 1851
    • Genus Ophiocoma L. Agassiz, 1835
    • Genus Ophiocomella A.H. Clark, 1939
    • Genus Ophiocomina Koehler, 1920 in Mortensen
    • Genus Ophiomastix Müller & Troschel, 1842
    • Genus Ophiopteris E.A. Smith, 1877
  • Subfamily Ophiopsilinae
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