Kingdom Animalia Class Branchiopoda Rank Family | Subphylum Crustacea Phylum Arthropoda Order Clam shrimp | |
Similar Clam shrimp, Thamnocephalidae, Diplostraca | ||
Leptestheriidae is a family of crustaceans in the order Spinicaudata. They are distinguished from the family Cyzicidae by the presence of a rostral spine. Members of Leptestheriidae are believed to graze on detritus.
The family contains five extant genera:
References
Leptestheriidae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA