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Leptestheriidae (Clam shrimp)

Synonyms: Leptestheriella (pro parte); Sewellestheriidae

Wikipedia Abstract

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: \n* Eoleptestheria \n* Leptestheria \n* Leptestheriella \n* Maghrebestheria \n* Sewellestheria
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Genus

Eoleptestheria (2)
Maghrebestheria (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0