taxonomy source
Martynov, A. (2010). Reassessment of the classification of the Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata), based on morphological characters. I. General character evaluation and delineation of the families Ophiomyxidae and Ophiacanthidae. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2697: 1-154. [details]
basis of record
Paterson, G.L.J. (1985). The deep-sea Ophiuroidea of the north Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 49(1): 1-162., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2273511 [details]
status source
Thuy, B.; Meyer, C. A. (2013). The pitfalls of extrapolating modern depth ranges to fossil assemblages: new insights from Middle Jurassic brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from Switzerland. <em>Swiss Journal of Palaeontology.</em> 132(1): 5-21., available online at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13358-012-0048-5 [details]
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature For unknown reasons, Paterson (1985) suggested Ophiomyces as type taxon of Ophiohelinae. According to the ICZN that is of course not possible. Instead, Ophiohelus is the type genus since the family name has been inferred from its name. [details]
