Ophiolepididae
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Ophiolepididae are a family of brittle stars. It includes both deep-sea and shallow-water species.
Systematics and phylogeny
The fossils of Ophiolepididae date back to the Anisian age of the Middle Triassic. The family includes the following living genera:
- Amphipholizona
- Aspidophiura
- Ophiolepis
- Ophiomaria
- Ophiomidas
- Ophiomusa
- Ophioplinthus
- Ophiothyreus
- Ophiotrochus
- Ophiozonoida
- Ophiuroconis
- Ophiurodon