Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Ophiuroidea > Subclass Myophiuroida > Infraclass Metophiurida > Superorder Ophintegrida > Order Ophioscolecida

Ophioscolecidae Lütken, 1869

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Family group names

*Ophiambix*	Lyman, 1880	taxonomically included in
*Ophiogeron*	Lyman, 1878	taxonomically included in
*Ophiolycus*	Mortensen, 1933	taxonomically included in
*Ophioprium*	H.L. Clark, 1915	taxonomically included in
*Ophioscolex*	Müller & Troschel, 1842	taxonomically included in

Children

Ophiambix Lyman, 1880
Ophiogeron Lyman, 1878
Ophiolycus Mortensen, 1933
Ophioprium H.L. Clark, 1915
Ophioscolex Müller & Troschel, 1842

Literature

original description	Lütken, C. F. (1869). Additamenta ad historiam Ophiuridarum. Tredie Afdelning. Det kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter. 5 Raekke, Naturvidenskabelig og mathematisk Afdelning. 8: 20-109.
basis of record	O'Hara, T. D.; Hugall, A. F.; Thuy, B.; Stöhr, S.; Martynov, A. V. (2017). Restructuring higher taxonomy using broad-scale phylogenomics: The living Ophiuroidea. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 107: 415-430.

Genbank

Citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophioscolecidae Lütken, 1869. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1075312