Thamnocephalidae
Sign in to saveThamnocephalidae is a family of anostracan branchiopod crustaceans with wide distribution including Western Australia, Southern Africa and South America. It was originally described as a subfamily of Branchipodidae by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1883, and elevated to the rank of family by Simon in 1886. Six genera are recognised, in two subfamilies:
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassBranchiopoda
- OrderAnostraca
- FamilyThamnocephalidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- Family
- Thamnocephalidae
- Collections
- CAS, NHMUK, AM
- Recorded in
- United States, India
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