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Ophthalmapseudidae
Taxonomy
Ophthalmapseudidae was named by Sieg (1980). Its type is Ophthalmapseudes.
It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracocaridae by Schram et al. (1986).
It was assigned to Tanaidacea by Heard et al. (2020).
It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracocaridae by Schram et al. (1986).
It was assigned to Tanaidacea by Heard et al. (2020).
Subtaxa
Ophthalmapseudes (type genus)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Ophthalmapseudidae Sieg |
| 2020 | Ophthalmapseudidae Heard et al. pp. 102609-21 |
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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. †Ophthalmapseudidae Sieg 1980
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| R. W. Heard et al. 2020 | Modified from generic diagnosis of Schram et al.,
1986). Rostrum prominent subtriangular, subacute, with wide base. Chelipeds symmetrical, large, robust, with distinct ischium present. Male dikonophoric. Telson short, width more than four times length, with a pair of large anal flaps. Abdominal pleura well- developed, projecting ventrolaterally as narrow, blunt processes. Pleonite-6 incompletely vaulted, lateral margins becoming flattened posteriorly. Uropods inserted posterolateral margin, only single multiarticulate ramus being recognized. |
Measurements
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Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Cretaceous or 259.90000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wuchiapingian | Germany | Ophthalmapseudes rhenanus (24193) | |
| Cretaceous | Mexico (Chiapas) | Ophthalmapseudes sp. (133543) |