Species Oplophorus typus H. Milne Edwards, 1837
- Oplophorus typus Milne Edwards, H. 1837. Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, comprenant l'anatomie, la physiologie et la classification de ces animaux. Paris : Libraire Encyclopedique de Roret Vol. 2 532 pp., Atlas 32 pp., 42 pls. [424 pl. 25 fig. 6].
Type data:
Status unknown, MNHP, New Guinea. - Oplophorus brevirostris Spence Bate, C. 1888. Report on the Crustacea Macrura collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 24: 1-942, i-xc figs 1-76 pls 1-150 [766 pl. 127 fig. 3].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH (Challenger stn 207, 700 fms), Sibuyan Sea off Tablas Island, Philippines [12°21'N 122°15'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Chace, F.A., Jr 1986. The Caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda) of the Albatross Philippine Expedition, 1907–1910. Part 4: Families Oplophoridae and Nematocarcinidae. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 432: i-iv, 1-82 [60]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, continental rise, continental slope, mesopelagic, oceanic province.
Extra Ecological Information
382–2361 m depth.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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| 22-Jul-2013 | 22-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |