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Limnadiidae (Clam shrimp)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Limnadiidae is a family of crustaceans in the order Spinicaudata that live in seasonal wetlands, inland saline pools and lakes. They are found on all the world's continents except Antarctica, and are distinguished from other families in the same order by the fact that the cephalic fornicies do not extend forwards. The family contains eight extant genera:
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Genus

Australimnadia (3)
Calalimnadia (1)
Estheriina (2)
Eulimnadia (62)
Gondwanalimnadia (1)
Imnadia (1)
Limnadia (11)
Limnadopsis (12)
Metalimnadia (1)
Palaeolimnadia (1)
Paralimnadia (25)

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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