Ophiotomidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Cryptosyringida Classis: Ophiuroidea Subclasse: Myophiuroidea Infraclasse: Metophiurida Superordo: Ophintegrida Ordo: Ophiacanthida Subordo: Ophiacanthina

Familia: Ophiotomidae
Genera (6): Ophiocomina – Ophiocopa – Ophiomitra – Ophiopristis – Ophiotoma – Ophiotreta

Name

• Ophiotomidae Paterson, 1985
  • Type genus: Ophiotoma Lyman, 1883, by original designation

Synonymy

• Ophiotominae Paterson, 1985
  • Type genus: Ophiotoma Lyman, 1883, by original designation
  • Original rank as subfamily of Ophiacanthidae

References

• Goharimanesh, M., Stöhr, S., Mirshamsi, O., Ghassemzadeh, F., Adriaens, D. 2021. Interactive identification key to all brittle star families (Echinodermata; Ophiuroidea) leads to revised morphological descriptions. European Journal of Taxonomy. 766(1), 1–63. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.766.1483 Reference page.  [as Ophiotomidae p. 30–31]
• Martynov, A. 2010. Reassessment of the classification of the Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata), based on morphological characters. I. General character evaluation and delineation of the families Ophiomyxidae and Ophiacanthidae. Zootaxa. 2697: 1–154. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2697.1.1 Reference page.  [p. 44]
• Paterson, G.L.J. 1985. The deep-sea Ophiuroidea of the north Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 49(1): 1–162. BHL Reference page.  [as Ophiotominae p. 52–56 (original description)]
• O’Hara, T.D., Hugall, A.F., Thuy, B., Stöhr, S. & Martynov, A. 2017. Restructuring higher taxonomy using broad-scale phylogenomics: The living Ophiuroidea. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 107: 415–430. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.006 Reference page. 
• O’Hara, T.D., Stöhr, S., Hugall, A.F., Thuy, B. & Martynov, A. 2018. Morphological diagnoses of higher taxa in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) in support of a new classification. European Journal of Taxonomy 416: 1–35. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.416 Reference page.  [as Ophiotomidae p. 13]