Ophiolepididae are a family of brittle stars. It includes both deep-sea and shallow-water species.S.Hottenrott, A Phylogenetic Analysis of the Ophiolepididae (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) with an Evaluation of its Deep Sea Members. Invertebrate Zoology, 1997
Systematics and phylogeny The fossils of Ophiolepididae date back to the Anisian age of the Middle Triassic.The Paleobiology Database The family includes the following living genera:MarineSpecies.org - Ophiolepididae Ljungman, 1867 Amphipholizona Aspidophiura Ophiolepis Ophiomaria Ophiomidas Ophiomusa Ophiopetra Ophioplinthus Ophiothyreus Ophiotrochus Ophiozonoida Ophiuroconis Ophiurodon
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