Anaspides tasmaniae

Anaspides tasmaniae is a species of fresh water crustacean of the family Anaspididae found in Tasmania.^[2][3] It is also known by the common names "mountain shrimp" or "chris' pseudo-mantis".^[4] It has been described as a "living fossil".^[5] A. tasmaniae lives in tarns and creeks over 300 metres above sea level,^[6] and is found in Lake St Clair and Clarence Lagoon.^[7]

Anaspides tasmaniae
On Mount Wellington, TAS, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Anaspidacea
Family:	Anaspidesidae
Genus:	Anaspides
Species:	A. tasmaniae
Binomial name
Anaspides tasmaniae Thomson, 1894[1]