Clam Shrimp - Taxonomy

Taxonomy

Extant clam shrimp belong to three orders, divided into five families; some notable genera and prehistoric taxa are also listed:

Spinicaudata

Cyzicidae
- Caenestheria
- Caenestheriella
- Cyzicus
- Eocyzicus
Eosestheriidae (fossil)
- Bairdestheria
- Menucoestheria
Euestheridae (fossil)
- Laxitextella
Leptestheriidae
- Eoleptestheria
- Leptestheria
- Leptestheriella
- Maghrebestheria
- Sewellestheria
Limnadiidae (including Imnadiidae)
- Eulimnadia
- Imnadia
- Limnadia
- Limnadiopsis
- Limnadiopsidum
- Metalimnadia
Palaeolimnadiidae (fossil)
- Krasiestheria (tentatively placed here)

Cyclestherida

Cyclestheriidae
- Cyclestheria
- Paracyclestheria

Laevicaudata

Lynceidae
- Lynceiopsis
- Lynceus
- Paralimnetis

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