†unranked clade Ankhurida Thuy et al. 2024 (brittle star)
Parent taxon: Ophiuroidea according to N. S. Smith et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Ataxaster, Calclyra, Calclyridae, Calyptactis, Encrinasteridae, Euzonosomatidae, Hallasteridae, Lumectaster, Muldaster, Myophiuridadup, Nodolanx, Oegophiurida, Oegophiuridea, Oegophiuroida, Ophiaulaxoides, Ophioma, Ophiopetagno, Ophiotrigonum, Ophiurella, Ophiuridea, Phrynophiurida, Stenasteridae, Zygophiurae
Subtaxa: Ophiovalida
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder