Branchioplax
Extinct genus of crabs
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Branchioplax is an extinct genus of crab which existed in Alaska and Washington during the Eocene period. It was first named by Mary Rathbun in 1916, and contains ten species,[1] including Branchioplax washingtoniana from the Hoko River Formation,[2] Branchioplax carmanahensis,[3] and Branchioplax ballingi.[4]
| Branchioplax Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
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| Fossil Branchioplax washingtoniana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Mathildellidae |
| Genus: | Branchioplax Rathbun, 1916 [1] |
