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Ophiacanthidae
Sign in to saveOphiacanthidae is a family of brittle stars. Axel Vilhelm Ljungman circumscribed this taxon in 1867; he initially named the subfamily Ophiacanthinae within the family Amphiuridae. Gordon L. J. Paterson promoted its rank to family in 1985.
Species
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassOphiuroidea
- OrderOphiacanthida
- FamilyOphiacanthidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 574
- With media
- 12
- Family
- Ophiacanthidae
- Collections
- USNM, NMV
- Recorded in
- United States, Antarctica, Japan, Chile, Argentina, Australia, Mexico
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Ophiacanthidae is a family of brittle stars. Axel Vilhelm Ljungman circumscribed this taxon in 1867; he initially named the subfamily Ophiacanthinae within the family Amphiuridae. Gordon L. J. Paterson promoted its rank to family in 1985.
, genera include: Ophiacantha Ophiohamus Brezinacantha
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