ERMS name details
Ophiochitonidae Matsumoto, 1915
242199 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:242199)
unaccepted (type taxon transferred to Ophionereididae)
Family
Ophiochiton Lyman, 1878 (type by original designation)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Matsumoto, H. (1915). A new classification of the Ophiuroidea: with description of new genera and species. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 68: 43-92., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1708443 [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2021). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiochitonidae Matsumoto, 1915. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242199 on 2025-06-23
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Ophiochitonidae Matsumoto, 1915. Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242199 on 2025-06-23
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Matsumoto, H. (1915). A new classification of the Ophiuroidea: with description of new genera and species. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 68: 43-92., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1708443 [details]
additional source Smith, A. B.; Paterson, G. L. J.; Lafay, B. (1995). Ophiuroid phylogeny and higher taxonomy: morphological, molecular and palaeontological perspectives. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 114, 213-243. [details]
status source O'Hara, T. D.; Hugall, A. F.; Thuy, B.; Stöhr, S.; Martynov, A. V. (2017). Restructuring higher taxonomy using broad-scale phylogenomics: The living Ophiuroidea. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 107: 415-430., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.006 [details]
additional source Smith, A. B.; Paterson, G. L. J.; Lafay, B. (1995). Ophiuroid phylogeny and higher taxonomy: morphological, molecular and palaeontological perspectives. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 114, 213-243. [details]
status source O'Hara, T. D.; Hugall, A. F.; Thuy, B.; Stöhr, S.; Martynov, A. V. (2017). Restructuring higher taxonomy using broad-scale phylogenomics: The living Ophiuroidea. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 107: 415-430., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.006 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality