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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).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Oplophorus Milne-Edwards
2002Oplophorus Sepkoski
2010Oplophorus Schweitzer et al. p. 13

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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
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
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available