Ophiodermatidae

Ophiodermatidae are a family of brittle stars in the order Ophiacanthida.

Systematics and phylogeny

Some fossils date as far back as the Changhsingian age, late in the Permian period. The family includes the following living genera:BathypectinuraCryptopeltaDiopedermaDistichophisOphiarachnaOphiarachnellaOphiochaetaOphiochasmaOphioclastusOphioconisOphiocormusOphiocryptusOphiodermaOphiodyscritaOphiolimnaOphioncusOphiopaepaleOphiopezaOphiopinaxOphiopsammusOphiostegastusOphiurochaetaPectinura

''Schizoderma''