Suborder Ophiomyxina Fell 1962 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida

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

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