OphiolepididaeOphiolepididae are a family of brittle stars. It includes both deep-sea and shallow-water species.Systematics and phylogenyThe fossils of Ophiolepididae date back to the Anisian age of the Middle Triassic. The family includes the following living genera:AmphipholizonaAspidophiuraOphiolepisOphiomariaOphiomidasOphiomusaOphioplinthusOphiothyreusOphiotrochusOphiozonoidaOphiuroconis''Ophiurodon''