Alternative spelling: Laemophiurida
Full reference: H. Matsumoto. 1915. A new classification of Ophiuroidea: with description of genera and species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 67:43-92
Parent taxon: Ophiurida according to R. W. Shone 1986
See also Berry 1941, Matsumoto 1915 and Spencer and Wright 1966
Sister taxa: Acroura, Chilophiurina, Chilophiurina, Dolicharthra, Gnathophiurina, Ophioderma asteriformis, Ophioderma bonnardi, Ophiolepidina, Ophiolepis damesi, Ophiolepis estarensis, Ophiomusina, Ophiomyxina, Ophiuricoma, Ophiurina, Ophiurites rhaeticus, Plathyarthra
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Laemophiurina in the database