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Ophthalmoplax comancheensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Carcinidae

Taxonomy
Ophthalmoplax comancheensis was named by Rathbun (1935). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 2 to 3 mi N of Denison, type-locality of Duck Creek limestone, which is in an Albian marine limestone in the Duck Creek Formation of Texas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Ophthalmoplax comancheensis Rathbun p. 54
1975Ophthalmoplax comancheensis Collins and Morris p. 828
2010Ophthalmoplax comancheensis Schweitzer et al. p. 107

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
RankNameAuthor
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyPortunoideaRafinesque 1815
familyCarcinidaeMacLeay 1838
subfamilyPolybiinaePaulson 1875
genusOphthalmoplax
speciescomancheensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 17:22:41
Modified: 2022-11-16 17:22:41
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Late/Upper Albian or 106.30000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (Texas) Ophthalmoplax comancheensis (type locality: 141153)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (Texas) Ophthalmoplax comancheensis (141174 142538 142539)