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Ophiolepididae
Family of brittle stars From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ophiolepididae are a family of brittle stars. It includes both deep-sea and shallow-water species.[1]
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Systematics and phylogeny
The fossils of Ophiolepididae date back to the Anisian age of the Middle Triassic.[2] The family includes the following living genera:[3]
- Amphipholizona
- Aspidophiura
- Ophiolepis
- Ophiomaria
- Ophiomidas
- Ophiomusa
- Ophioplinthus
- Ophiothyreus
- Ophiotrochus
- Ophiozonoida
- Ophiuroconis
- Ophiurodon
References
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