Subfamily Ophiacanthinae Paterson 1985 (brittle star)
Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiacanthidae
Full reference: G. L. J. Paterson. 1985. The deep-sea Ophiuroidea of the north Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 49(1):1-162
Parent taxon: Ophiacanthidae according to G. L. J. Paterson 1985
See also Jagt 2000 and Storc and Zitt 2008
Sister taxa: Leadagmara, Ophiacantha, Ophioglyphoida, Ophiolancea, Ophiopinna, Ophioplinthaca, Ophioplinthacinae
Subtaxa: none
Type: Ophiacantha
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ophiacanthinae in the database