Thamnocephalidae
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| Thamnocephalidae | |
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| File:Thamnocephalus venezuelensis.jpg | |
| Male Thamnocephalus venezuelensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Branchiopoda |
| Order: | Anostraca |
| Suborder: | Anostracina |
| Family: | Thamnocephalidae Packard, 1883 [1] |
Thamnocephalidae is a family of anostracan branchiopod crustaceans with wide distribution including Western Australia, Southern Africa and South America. It was originally described as a subfamily of Branchipodidae by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1883, and elevated to the rank of family by Simon in 1886.[2] Six genera are recognised, in two subfamilies:[2]
- Branchinellinae
- Branchinella Sayce, 1903
- Dendrocephalus Daday, 1908
- Phallocryptus Birabén, 1951
- Spiralifrons Dixon, 2010[3]
- Thamnocephalinae
- Carinophallus Rogers, 2006
- Thamnocephalus Packard, 1879
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