Ophiothricidae
| Ophiotrichidae | |
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| Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) foveolata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Subphylum: | Eleutherozoa |
| Class: | Ophiuroidea |
| Order: | Ophiurida |
| Suborder: | Ophiurina |
| Infraorder: | Gnathophiurina |
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Ophiotrichidae Ljungman, 1867 |
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Ophiotrichidae are a family of ophiurid brittle stars within the infraorder Gnathophiurina.
All have arms with delicate translucent, thorny spines. The arms are flexible in all directions. The jaws contain clusters of well-developed tooth papillae on the apex but not on the sides. There are no mouth papillae. Inside the mouth edge there is a second pair of tube feet. They show large radial shields. The dorsal surface of the disc is covered with spines and thorny towers.
Ophiotrichidae contains the following genera:
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