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Heikeopsis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Dorippidae

Taxonomy
Heikeopsis was named by Ng et al. (2008). It is extant.

It was assigned to Dorippidae by Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Schweitzer et al. (2021).

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Heikea Holthuis and Manning
2003Heikea Collins et al. p. 200
2008Heikeopsis Ng et al.
2010Heikeopsis Schweitzer et al. p. 79
2021Heikeopsis Schweitzer et al. p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyDorippoideaMacLeay 1838
familyDorippidaeMacLeay 1838
genusHeikeopsisNg et al. 2008

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.

G. Heikeopsis Ng et al. 2008
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Heikeopsis tuberculata Morris and Collins 1991
Invalid names: Heikea Holthuis and Manning 1990 [replaced]
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 23:50:44
Modified: 2022-11-16 23:50:44
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Tortonian or 11.60800 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Malaysia (Sarawak) Heikea tuberculata (175181)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Malaysia (Sabah) Heikea tuberculata (185833 185834 185835 185836 185846)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Brunei Darussalam Dorippe frascone (173589 173590 173591)