Anaspididae

Taxobox
name = Anaspididae
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Crustacea
classis = Malacostraca
superordo = Syncarida
ordo = Anaspidacea
ordo_authority = Calman, 1904
familia = Anaspididae
familia_authority = Thomson, 1893|

Anaspididae is a family of freshwater crustacean that is endemic to Tasmania, Australia. The family contains 3 genera and 5 species. This group of crustaceans are considered living fossils. They are commonly and collectively known as the Tasmanian anaspid crustaceans. Anaspidids have stalked eyes, long antennae and antennules, and a slender body with no carapace.

Taxonomy

*"Allanaspides" Swain, Wilson, Hickman & Ong, 1970
**"A. hickmani" Swain, Wilson & Ong, 1970; commonly known as Hickman's Pygmy Mountain Shrimp
**"A. helonomus" Swain, Wilson, Hickman & Ong, 1970

*"Anaspides" Thomson, 1894
**"A. tasmaniae" Thomson, 1892
**"A. spinulae" Williams, 1965

*"Paranaspides" Smith, 1908
**"P. lacustris" Smith, 1909

References

*Lowry, J.K. & M. Yerman (2002 onwards). [http://crustacea.net/crustace/anaspidacea/www/anaspid.htm Anaspidacea] : Families. Version: 2 October 2002