Order Amphilepidida O'Hara et al. 2017 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida

Full reference: T. D. O'Hara, A. F. Hugall, B. Thuy, S. Stöhr, and A. V. Martynov. 2017. Restructuring higher taxonomy using broad-scale phylogenomics: The living Ophiuroidea. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 107:415-430

Parent taxon: Ophintegrida according to T. D. O'Hara et al. 2018

See also O'Hara et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Ophiacanthida, Ophioleucida, Ophioscolecida, Ophiosuperstes

Subtaxa: Gnathophiurina Ophionereidina Ophiopsilina

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Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder

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