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

Ophiotomidae Paterson, 1985

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Family group names

Ophiotominae Paterson, 1985 synonym

Children

Ophiocomina Koehler in Mortensen, 1920
Ophiomitra Lyman, 1869
Ophiopristis Verrill, 1899
Ophiotoma Lyman, 1883
Ophiotreta Verrill, 1899

Literature

original description

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.

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Citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiotomidae Paterson, 1985. 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:1116868

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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GUID

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Last modified

2018-03-21 by Sabine Stöhr

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