Morphological diagnoses of higher taxa in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) in support of a new classification Author Stöhr, Sabine Author Hugall, Andrew F. Author Thuy, Ben Author Martynov, Alexander text European Journal of Taxonomy 2018 2018-03-21 416 1 35 journal article 22339 10.5852/ejt.2018.416 2eebb037-4ab1-433c-a9f6-8fe319e9fda9 3806109 AD094812-5768-43E9-BCC2-9226E69F0820 Order Ophioscolecida O’Hara et al. , 2017 Remarks The radial shields are small and concealed by disc scales or absent in most of the included genera, which may suggest reduction of radial shields as synapomorphy of Ophioscolecida .