Anaspididae is an family of freshwater crustacean that exist only in Tasmania. 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. For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... Animalia redirects here. ... Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - spiders,scorpions, etc. ... Classes Remipedia Cephalocarida Branchiopoda Ostracoda Maxillopoda Malacostraca The crustaceans (Crustacea) are a large group of arthropods (55,000 species), usually treated as a subphylum. ... Subclasses Eumalacostraca Hoplocarida Phyllocarida See text for orders. ... In biological classification, family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is 1) a rank or 2) a taxon in that rank. ... Classes Remipedia Cephalocarida Branchiopoda Ostracoda Maxillopoda Malacostraca The crustaceans (Crustacea) are a large group of arthropods (55,000 species), usually treated as a subphylum. ... Capital Hobart Government Const. ... Living fossil is a term for any living species (or clade) of organism which closely resembles species otherwise only known from fossils and has no close living relatives. ...
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
Reference
Lowry, J.K. & M. Yerman (2002 onwards). Anaspidacea: Families. Version: 2 October 2002
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