Leptestheriidae

Leptestheriidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Branchiopoda
Order: Spinicaudata
Family: Leptestheriidae
Daday, 1923

Leptestheriidae is a family of crustaceans in the order Spinicaudata. They are distinguished from the family Cyzicidae by the presence of a rostral spine. Members of Leptestheriidae are believed to graze on detritus.

The family contains five extant genera:

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