Kingdom Animalia Class Malacostraca Superfamily Nematocarcinoidea Phylum Arthropoda Order Decapoda | Subphylum Crustacea Infraorder Caridea Scientific name Rhynchocinetidae Rank Family | |
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Similar Rhynchocinetes, Rhynchocinetes durbanensis, Decapoda, Cinetorhynchus, Rhynchocinetes uritai | ||
The family Rhynchocinetidae are a group of small, reclusive red-and-white shrimp. This family typically has an upward-hinged foldable rostrum, hence its taxon name Rhynchocinetidae, which means movable beak. The family contains only two genera, Cinetorhynchus and Rhynchocinetes.
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