Ophiodermatidae
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Echinodermata
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| Class: | Ophiuroidea
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| Family: | Ophiodermatidae
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Ophiodermatidae are a family of brittle stars in the suborder Ophiurina.
Systematics and phylogeny[]
Some fossils date as far back as the Changhsingian age, late in the Permian period.[1] The family includes the following living genera:[2]
- Ophiarachnella
- Ophioconus (accepted as )
- Ophioderma
- Ophiopezella (accepted as )
- Toporkovia (accepted as Ophiolimna)
References[]
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Categories:
- Ophiurida
- Lopingian first appearances
- Extant Permian first appearances
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