Biology:Albertoppelia
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Short description: Extinct genus of crustaceans
| Albertoppelia | |
|---|---|
| Albertoppelia kuempeli fossil, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Dendrobranchiata |
| Family: | Penaeidae |
| Genus: | Albertoppelia |
| Species: | A. kuempeli
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| Binomial name | |
| Albertoppelia kuempeli Schweigert & Garassino, 2003
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Albertoppelia is an extinct genus of prawn which existed during the Late Jurassic period, named after Albert Oppel. It contains the single species Abertoppelia kuempeli.[1] Fossils of Albertoppelia were recovered from the Eichstätt Formation (Solnhofen Group) in Bavaria, Germany .[citation needed]
References
- ↑ [1]Günter Schweigert & Alessandro Garassino (2004). "New genera and species of shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Dendrobranchiata, Caridea) from the Upper Jurassic lithographic limestones of S Germany". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde Ser. B 350: 33 pp. http://www.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/stuttgart/pdf/b_pdf/B350.pdf.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
Wikidata ☰ Q4712270 entry
