Hoplocarida

Hoplocarida is a subclass of crustaceans. The only extant members are the mantis shrimp (Stomatopoda), but two other orders existed in the Palaeozoic: Aeschronectida and Palaeostomatopoda.

Hoplocarida
Fossil of Kallidecthes richardsoni
(Aeschronectida: Kallidecthidae)
Odontodactylus scyllarus
(Stomatopoda: Odontodactylidae)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Subclass: Hoplocarida
Calman, 1904
Orders
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