†family Rhenosquamidae Richter 1930
Ophiocistioidea - Rhenosquamidae
Full reference: R. Richter. 1930. Schuppenröhren als Anzeiger von Zwei im Deutschen Devon neuen Echinodermen-Gruppen (Edrioasteroidea Billings und Ophiocistia Sollas). Senckenbergiana 12:279-303
Parent taxon: Ophiocistioidea according to M. Reich and R. Haude 2004
See also Richter 1930
Sister taxa: Branzoviella, Eucladidae, Linguaserridae, Rotasacciidae, Sollasinidae, Volchoviidae
Subtaxa: Gillocystis Rhenosquama
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Afghanistan (1 collection)
• Devonian of Australia (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence