Subfamily Trichasterinae Matsumoto 1915 (brittle star)
Ophiuroidea - Phrynophiurida - Trichasteridae
Full reference: H. Matsumoto. 1915. A new classification of Ophiuroidea: with description of genera and species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 67:43-92
Parent taxon: Trichasteridae according to H. Matsumoto 1915
Sister taxon: Asteronychinae
Subtaxa: none
Type: Trichaster
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Trichasterinae in the database