Branchioplax

Branchioplax
Temporal range:
Fossil Branchioplax washingtoniana
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Malacostraca
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Mathildellidae
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Branchioplax

Rathbun, 1916 

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, including Branchioplax washingtoniana from the Hoko River Formation, Branchioplax carmanahensis, and Branchioplax ballingi.

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