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Campylaspis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Family
  
Nannastacidae

Higher classification
  
Nannastacidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Cumacea

Scientific name
  
Campylaspis

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Cumacea, Nannastacidae, Crustacean, Cyclaspis, Diastylis

Campylaspis is a genus of crustaceans in the order Cumacea. Species of Campylaspis have a "bulky" carapace, which makes up more than 40% of the animal's length, as well as distinctive features of the mouthparts. There are currently 170 recognised described species:

References

Campylaspis Wikipedia