Biology:Albertoppelia

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Short description: Extinct genus of crustaceans

Albertoppelia
Temporal range: Upper Jurassic
Albertoppelia kuempeli.jpg
Albertoppelia kuempeli fossil, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle.
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Dendrobranchiata
Family: Penaeidae
Genus: Albertoppelia
Species:
A. kuempeli
Binomial name
Albertoppelia kuempeli
Schweigert & Garassino, 2003

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

Wikidata ☰ Q4712270 entry