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Oplophoridae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Oplophoridae

Taxonomy
Oplophoridae was named by Dana (1852). It is extant. Its type is Oplophorus.

It was assigned to Oplophoroidea by Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Oplophoridae Dana
2010Oplophoridae Schweitzer et al. p. 13
2023Oplophoridae Schweitzer et al. p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderCarideaDana 1852
superfamilyOplophoroideaDana 1852
familyOplophoridaeDana 1852
familyOplophoridaeDana 1852

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.

Fm. Oplophoridae Dana 1852
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G. Hymenodora Sars 1877
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Hymenodora glacialis Buchholz 1874
G. Meningodora Smith 1882
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Meningodora vesca Smith 1886
G. Notostomus Milne-Edwards 1881
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Notostomus elegans Milne-Edwards 1881
Notostomus gibbosus Milne-Edwards 1881
G. Oplophorus Milne-Edwards 1837
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†Oplophorus marcki Schlüter 1862
†Oplophorus rosselli Via 1971
Oplophorus spinosus Brulle 1839
†Oplophorus syriacus Roger 1946
Invalid names: Hoplophorus Agassiz 1846 [synonym]
G. Stystellaspis Bate 1888
G. Systellapsis Bate 1888
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Systellapsis debilis Milne-Edwards 1881
G. †Tonellocaris Garassino 1998
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†Tonellocaris brevirostrata Garassino 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:42:59
Modified: 2022-11-16 15:42:59
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 70.6 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Oplophorus marcki (221714)