Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Crustacea Family Thamnocephalidae Scientific name Branchinella lithaca Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Anostraca Genus Branchinella Higher classification Branchinella | |
Similar Anostraca, Branchinella, Crustacean, Branchinecta | ||
Branchinella lithaca, the Stone Mountain fairy shrimp, is a species of crustacean in the family Thamnocephalidae. It was collected on Stone Mountain, De Kalb County, Georgia in 1940, and has not been seen since. It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
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