Family Ophiotomidae Paterson 1985 (brittle star)
Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiotomidae
Alternative spelling: Ophiotominae
Synonym: Ophiotretidae O'Hara et al. 2017
Parent taxon: Ophiacanthina according to T. D. O'Hara et al. 2018
See also O'Hara et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Clarkcomidae, Ophiacanthidae, Ophiobyrsidae, Ophiocamacidae, Ophiodermatina, Ophiopteridae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ophiotomidae in the database