Family Astrophiuridae Sladen 1879 (brittle star)
Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Astrophiuridae
Parent taxon: Ophiurina according to T. D. O'Hara et al. 2018
See also O'Hara et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Hemieuryalina, Ophiopyrgidae, Ophiuridae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Astrophiuridae in the database