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What physical barrier separated groups of snapping shrimp approximately 3 million years ago?

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The isthmus and the Panama Canal were believed to be the physical barrier that separated groups of snapping shrimps 3 million years ago. In addition, one family of snapping shrimps that got separated is the Alpheidae which produces loud sound when it snaps its pincers. 
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