Ophiocomidae | |
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Ophiocoma aethiops | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Ophiuroidea |
Order: | Ophiurida |
Suborder: | Ophiurina |
Infraorder: | Gnathophiurina |
Family: |
Ophiocomidae Ljungman, 1867 |
Genera | |
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See text.
Ophiocomidae are a family of brittle stars of the suborder Ophiurina.
Ophiocomidae has been placed (along with Ophionereididae) to the superfamily Ophiocomidea and infraorder Gnathophiurina or suborder Gnathophiurina in different classifications.
The following genera are included in the family according to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS):