Albertoppelia
Encyclopedia
Albertoppelia is an extinct genus
of prawn
which existed during the Upper Jurassic period, named after Albert Oppel
. It contains the single species Abertoppelia kuempeli.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of prawn
Prawn
Prawns are decapod crustaceans of the sub-order Dendrobranchiata. There are 540 extant species, in seven families, and a fossil record extending back to the Devonian...
which existed during the Upper Jurassic period, named after Albert Oppel
Albert Oppel
Carl Albert Oppel was a German paleontologist.-History:He was born at Hohenheim in Württemberg, on December 19, 1831. He first went to the University of Tübingen, where he graduated with a Ph.D. in 1853. The results of his work was published in Die Juraformation Englands, Frankreichs and des...
. It contains the single species Abertoppelia kuempeli.