Family Ophionereididae Ljungman 1867 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophionereididae

Alternative spelling: Ophionereidinae

Synonym: Ophiochitonidae Matsumoto 1915

Full reference: A. V. Ljungman. 1867. Ophiuroidea viventia huc usque cognita enumerata. Öfversigt af Kongelige Vetenskapsakademiens Forhandlingar Stockholm 1866(9):303-336

Parent taxon: Ophionereidoidea according to T. D. O'Hara et al. 2018

See also Matsumoto 1915, O'Hara et al. 2017 and Smith et al. 1995

Sister taxon: Amphilimnidae

Subtaxa: Ophiochiton Ophiochitoninae Ophioplax

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Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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