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
Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence