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