†family Eospondylidae Spencer and Wright 1966 (brittle star)
Ophiuroidea - Phrynophiurida - Eospondylidae
Full reference: W. K. Spencer and C. W. Wright. 1966. Asterozoans. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part U Echinodermata 3 U(3):U4-U107
Parent taxon: Euryalina according to W. K. Spencer and C. W. Wright 1966
See also Boczarowski 2001
Sister taxa: Asteroschematidae, Onychasteridae
Subtaxa: Eospondylus Kentrospondylus Ophioflabellum
Type: Eospondylus
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: