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Oplophorus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Oplophoridae

Taxonomy
Oplophorus was named by Milne-Edwards (1837) [Sepkoski's age data: J Call R]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Oplophoroidea, Oplophoridae.

It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Oplophoridae by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Oplophorus Milne-Edwards
1846Hoplophorus Agassiz
2002Oplophorus Sepkoski
2010Oplophorus Schweitzer et al. p. 13
2023Oplophorus Schweitzer et al. p. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—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
genusOplophorusMilne-Edwards 1837

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. 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]
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: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023

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 O. marcki (221714)