Family Ophiotrichidae Ljungman 1867

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophiotrichidae

Alternative spellings: Ophiothrichidae, Ophiothricidae

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

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

See also Jagt 2000, Matsumoto 1915, O'Hara et al. 2017, Smith et al. 1995 and Spencer and Wright 1966

Sister taxa: Ophiactidae, Ophiopholidae, Ophiothamnidae

Subtaxa: Ophiothela Ophiothrix

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Type: Ophiothrix

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Belgium (1 collection), Denmark (1), France (3), Germany (1), the Netherlands (1)

• Jurassic of France (1)

Total: 8 collections including 12 occurrences

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