Ophidiaster Agassiz 1836 (sea star)
Asteroidea - Valvatida - Ophidiasteridae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1836. Prodrome d'une monographie des radiaires ou échinodermes. Mémoires de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de Neuchâtel 1:168-199
Parent taxon: Ophidiasteridae according to W. K. Spencer and C.W. Wright 1966
Sister taxa: Altairia, Certonardoa, Chariaster, Denebia, Linckia, Nardoa, Sladenia
Subtaxa: Ophidiaster davidsoni
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore