Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Crustacea Suborder Gammaridea Higher classification Gammaridea | Phylum Arthropoda Order Amphipoda Scientific name Platyischnopidae Rank Family | |
Similar Amphipoda, Gammaridea, Megaluropidae, Crustacean | ||
Platyischnopidae is a family of amphipod crustaceans. Its members are characterised by the conical rostrum, which is covered with sensory pits at the end. Although digging behaviour has only been directly observed in a few taxa, it is assumed that all the animals in the family Platyischnopidae are fossorial. The genera included in Platyischnopidae are Skaptopus, Platyischnopus, Indischnopus, Tiburonella, Eudevenopus, Tittakunara, Tomituka and Yurrokus.
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