Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida

Full reference: H. Matsumoto. 1915. A new classification of Ophiuroidea: with description of genera and species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 67:43-92

Parent taxon: Ophiurida according to R. Storc and J. Zitt 2008

See also Jagt 2000, Smith et al. 1995 and Storc 2004

Sister taxa: Acroura, Chilophiurina, Chilophiurina, Dolicharthra, Laemophiurina, Ophioderma asteriformis, Ophioderma bonnardi, Ophiolepidina, Ophiolepis damesi, Ophiolepis estarensis, Ophiomusina, Ophiomyxina, Ophiuricoma, Ophiurina, Ophiurites rhaeticus, Plathyarthra

Subtaxa: Gnathophiuridea

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

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Gnathophiurina in the database

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