Ophiopsammus Lütken 1869 (brittle star)

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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