†superfamily Ophiuricae Lehmann 1957 (brittle star)
Alternative spelling: Ohpiuricae
Full reference: W.M. Lehmann. 1957. Die Asterozoen in den Dachschifern des rheinischen Unterdevons. Abhandlungen des Hessischen Landeshamtes für Bodenforchung 21:1-160
Parent taxon: Myophiurina according to K. Krainer and H. Mostler 1997
See also Lehmann 1957 and Mostler and Krainer 1993
Sister taxon: Metophiurida
Subtaxa: Ophiocapillus Ophioliassica
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Austria (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections including 6 occurrences