The family Oplophoridae is a taxon of pelagic shrimp and the only subtaxon of the superfamily Oplophoroidea. It contains the following genera:
- Acanthephyra <small>A. Milne-Edwards, 1881</small>
- Ephyrina <small>Smith, 1885</small>
- Heterogenys <small>Chace, 1986</small>
- Hymenodora <small>Sars, 1877</small>
- Janicella <small>Chace, 1986</small>
- Kemphyra <small>Chace, 1986</small>
- Meningodora <small>Smith, 1882</small>
- Notostomus <small>A. Milne-Edwards, 1881</small>
- â Odontochelion <small>Garassino, 1994</small>
- Oplophorus <small>H. Milne-Edwards, 1837</small>
- Systellaspis <small>Bate, 1888</small>
- â Tonellocaris <small>Garassino, 1998</small>
Molecular phylogenetics suggests that the family as currently circumscribed is polyphyletic, and may lead to the resurrection of a family Acanthephyridae for all genera except Oplophorus, Systellaspis and Janicella.
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