Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Rank Family | Subphylum Crustacea Higher classification Anostraca Order Anostraca | |
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Lower classifications Branchinecta, Branchinecta lynchi, Branchinecta sandiegonensis, Branchinecta gigas, Branchinecta mexicana | ||
Branchinectidae is a family in the order Anostraca (fairy shrimp), containing two genera – Branchinecta and Archaebranchinecta. The majority of the species are in the genus Branchinecta, with only Archaebranchinecta pollicifera and the fossil Archaebranchinecta barstowensis in the second genus.
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