Ophiosmilax Matsumoto 1915 (brittle star)
Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiomyxidae
Full reference: H. Matsumoto. 1915. A new classification of Ophiuroidea: with description of genera and species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 67:43-92
Parent taxon: Ophiobyrsinae according to H. Matsumoto 1915
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Ophiosmilax alternatus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore