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Ophthalmoplax
Taxonomy
Ophthalmoplax was named by Rathbun (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-l K Maes-l Sepkoski's reference number: 961]. It is not extant. Its type is Ophthalmoplax stephensoni.
It was assigned to Portunidae by Rathbun (1935); to Retroplumidae by Collins and Morris (1975); to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Carcineretidae by Schweitzer et al. (2003) and Karasawa and Schweitzer (2006); to Macropipidae by Karasawa et al. (2008), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Ossó-Morales et al. (2010) and Luque et al. (2017); and to Polybiinae by Schweitzer et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Portunidae by Rathbun (1935); to Retroplumidae by Collins and Morris (1975); to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Carcineretidae by Schweitzer et al. (2003) and Karasawa and Schweitzer (2006); to Macropipidae by Karasawa et al. (2008), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Ossó-Morales et al. (2010) and Luque et al. (2017); and to Polybiinae by Schweitzer et al. (2021).
Species
O. andina, O. brasiliana (syn. O. triambonatus), O. comancheensis, O. minimus, O. stephensoni (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1935 | Ophthalmoplax Rathbun |
| 1975 | Ophthalmoplax Collins and Morris p. 828 |
| 2002 | Ophthalmoplax Sepkoski |
| 2003 | Ophthalmoplax Schweitzer et al. p. 44 |
| 2006 | Ophthalmoplax Karasawa and Schweitzer p. 59 |
| 2008 | Ophthalmoplax Karasawa et al. p. 100 |
| 2010 | Ophthalmoplax Ossó-Morales et al. p. 215 |
| 2010 | Ophthalmoplax Schweitzer et al. p. 107 |
| 2017 | Ophthalmoplax Luque et al. p. 12 |
| 2021 | Ophthalmoplax Schweitzer et al. p. 11 |
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G. †Ophthalmoplax Rathbun 1935
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†Ophthalmoplax andina Guzmán et al. 2016
†Ophthalmoplax brasiliana Maury 1930
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Invalid names: Ophthalmoplax triambonatus Feldmann and Villamil 2002 [synonym]
†Ophthalmoplax comancheensis Rathbun 1935
†Ophthalmoplax minimus Ossó-Morales et al. 2010
†Ophthalmoplax stephensoni Rathbun 1935
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 105.30000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (16 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albian | USA (Texas) | O. comancheensis (141153) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | USA (Texas) | O. comancheensis (141174 142538 142539) | |
| Late/Upper Cretaceous | Cuba (Cienfuegos) | O. brasiliana (235288) | |
| Late/Upper Turonian | Colombia (Boyaca) | O. brasiliana (228522) | |
| Campanian - Maastrichtian | USA (Texas) | O. stephensoni (142537) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Colombia (Boyocá) | O. andina (235310) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Morocco | O. minimus (133906 133907) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Colombia (Boyaca) | O. andina (228521) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | USA (Mississippi) | O. stephensoni (142536) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | USA (Alabama) | O. stephensoni (142531) | |
| Maastrichtian | Mexico (Nuevo Leon) | O. difuntaensis (133558) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Mississippi) | O. brasiliana (4127) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (South Carolina) | O. stephensoni (142530) |