Suborder Ophiomyxina Fell 1962 (brittle star)
Full reference: H. B. Fell. 1962. Evidence for the validity of Matsumoto's classification of the Ophiuroidea. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 10(2):145-152
Parent taxon: Ophiurida according to R. Storc and J. Zitt 2008
See also Jagt 2000, Smith et al. 1995 and Spencer and Wright 1966
Sister taxa: Acroura, Chilophiurina, Chilophiurina, Dolicharthra, Gnathophiurina, Laemophiurina, Ophioderma asteriformis, Ophioderma bonnardi, Ophiolepidina, Ophiolepis damesi, Ophiolepis estarensis, Ophiomusina, Ophiuricoma, Ophiurina, Ophiurites rhaeticus, Plathyarthra
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ophiomyxina in the database