Ophiocomidae are a family of brittle stars of the suborder Ophiurina.

Ophiocomidae
Ophiocoma aethiops
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Ophiacanthida
Family: Ophiocomidae
Ljungman, 1867
Genera

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Systematics and phylogeny

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Ophiocomidae has been placed (along with Ophionereididae) to the superfamily Ophiocomidea and infraorder Gnathophiurina[1] or suborder Gnathophiurina[2] in different classifications.

Genera

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The following genera are included in the family according to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS):[3]

References

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  1. ^ Smith, A.B.; Paterson, G.L.J., Ophiuroid phylogeny and higher taxonomy: morphological, molecular and palaeontological perspectives. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 114 (1995)
  2. ^ "Ophiocomidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. ^ Ophiocomidae World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-08-30.