Amphilepididae are a small

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

brittle star Brittle stars, serpent stars, or ophiuroids (; ; referring to the serpent-like arms of the brittle star) are echinoderms in the class Ophiuroidea, closely related to starfish. They crawl across the sea floor using their flexible arms for locom ...

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Gnathophiurina The Gnathophiurina are a group of Ophiuroidea mostly treated as suborder (but at first as an order Gnathophiurida, and sometimes as infraorder of OphiurinaSmith, A.B.; Paterson, G.L.J. . Ophiuroid phylogeny and higher taxonomy: morphological, ...

. It contains two genera, ''Amphicutis'' and ''Amphilepis'' http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123608 MarineSpecies.org - Amphilepididae *''

Amphicutis ''Amphicutis'' is a genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biologi ...

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Amphilepis ''Amphilepis'' is a genus of brittle stars of the family Amphilepididae Amphilepididae are a small family of brittle stars of the suborder Gnathophiurina The Gnathophiurina are a group of Ophiuroidea mostly treated as suborder (but at firs ...

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Gnathophiurina Echinoderm families {{ophiuroidea-stub