Biology:Ophiacanthidae
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Short description: Family of brittle stars
| Ophiacanthidae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Ophiuroidea |
| Order: | Ophiurida |
| Suborder: | Ophiurina |
| Family: | Ophiacanthidae Ljungman, 1867[1] |
| Type genus | |
| Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842
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Ophiacanthidae is a family of brittle stars.[2][3] Axel Vilhelm Ljungman circumscribed this taxon in 1867; he initially named the subfamily Ophiacanthinae within the family Amphiuridae.[4] Gordon L. J. Paterson promoted its rank to family in 1985.[5]
(As of 2020), genera include:[1][3][6]
- Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842
- Ophiohamus O’Hara & Stöhr, 2006
- Brezinacantha Thuy et al., 2018
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 O'Hara, Timothy D.; Stöhr, Sabine; Hugall, Andrew F.; Thuy, Ben; Martynov, Alexander (2018). "Morphological diagnoses of higher taxa in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) in support of a new classification". European Journal of Taxonomy (416): 14. doi:10.5852/ejt.2018.416.
- ↑ Thuy, Ben; Gale, Andy S.; Kroh, Andreas; Kucera, Michal; Numberger-Thuy, Lea D.; Reich, Mike; Stöhr, Sabine; Butler, Richard J. (2012). "Ancient Origin of the Modern Deep-Sea Fauna". PLOS ONE 7 (10): e46913. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0046913. PMID 23071660. Bibcode: 2012PLoSO...746913T.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T. (2018). "Ophiacanthidae Ljungman, 1867". World Ophiuroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123204.
- ↑ Ljungman, Axel (1867). "Ophiuroidea viventia huc usque cognita". Öfversigt Af KGL. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 1866 23 (9): 326. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32287784.
- ↑ Paterson, Gordon L. J. (1985). "The deep-sea Ophiuroidea of the North Atlantic". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology Series 49 (1): 22. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2273490.
- ↑ Thuy, Ben; Landman, Neil H.; Larson, Neal L.; Numberger-Thuy, Lea D. (2018). "Brittle-star mass occurrence on a Late Cretaceous methane seep from South Dakota, USA". Scientific Reports 8 (1): 9617. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-27326-z. PMID 29941907. Bibcode: 2018NatSR...8.9617T.
Wikidata ☰ Q3458700 entry
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