†Ophiopsammus Lütken 1869 (brittle star)
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Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiodermatidae
Full reference: C. F. Lütken. 1869. Addiamenta ad historiam Ophiuridarum, III. Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter 8:24-109
Parent taxon: Ophiodermatidae according to T. D. O'Hara et al. 2018
See also Spencer and Wright 1966
Sister taxa: Ophioderma, Ophiodermatinae, Palaeocoma
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore-detritivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ophiopsammus in the database
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